14. In|concrete Jungles

The jungle is not a place of balance for humankind, but a coherent system in which human presence is fragile and unsustainable. It represents both origin and threat: the environment from which life emerged, and one in which modern humans cannot survive unaided.

Human expansion began as a response to this vulnerability. The search for shelter introduced distance from the natural system, allowing survival through separation rather than integration. Early forms of settlement reduced immediate danger while maintaining proximity to natural resources, establishing a coexistence harmless for both. Over time, distance turned into abstraction. The jungle ceased to be experienced as a living system and became a mere resource. This separation enabled expansion without direct confrontation with its consequences, producing a growing imbalance.

As it accelerates, density, saturation, and amplification exceed sustainable limits, transforming growth into a destabilizing force. The system approaches collapse not through sudden rupture, but through progressive and imperceptible overload and structural erosion. What follows is not disappearance, but reconfiguration. Natural systems reorganize according to their own logic. The question is: will the main cause of this destruction have a place in this reorganization?

This project consists of a printed digital painting accompanied by a 5-minute piece of music composed for a quartet of Soprano, Piano, Tuba, and Live Electronics.