To raise awareness for and fight against the massive deforestation currently taking place in the Amazon, French photographer and street artist Philipe Echaroux has projected the faces of the indigenous, rainforest-dwelling Brazilians who call the area home.
It’s a clear message – the Amazon and it’s inhabitants are deeply connected, and if you take away the trees, you may as well be cutting away the very people who live there.
The photos depict the Suruí tribe, which is led by Chief Almir Surui Narayamoga. Echaroux was contacted by the Chief and the Brazillian government, tasked with bringing attention to the major issue.
Bringing attention to the worldwide issue of deforestation, French photographer Philipe Echaroux has projected the faces of indigenous inhabitants onto the thickets of the Amazon.
While the environmentalists of the world have never had a problem humanising the forests that are constantly being torn down over the planet, it’s the companies that perform these logging expeditions which need to be stopped.
The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest, home to a staggering amount of unique flora and fauna, and one of the greatest wonders of the natural world.
See some more of Echaroux’s photographs below:
Photographs from this series will be on display in the exhibition “The Crying Forest” at Galerie Taglialatella in Paris. You can see more of Echaroux’s work on his website.
Via Colossal.
