World Species Market, 2009, 6 minute video art work
ARTIST STATEMENT
World Species Market was exhibited globally on Urban Screens, including Federation Square, Melbourne in November 2009. The work incorporates 10 years of data from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to emphasize the ever increasing number of threatened animal and plant species across the globe.
THE ARTIST
Debbie Symons is an Australian video artist who uses graphical information aesthetics to explore the precarious position of endangered species, and the ties between environmental degradation and free market capitalism.
World Species Market, 2009, 6 minute video art work