Claudio Filho - (des)ecossistemas

Non-Ecosystems is a series of manual graphic interventions that explore the complex interconnections between ecosystems subjected to extreme climate events. The collages, presented in portrait format and exhibited at the University of Campinas, Brazil, is a visual representation, acting as poetic narratives of the vulnerability and resilience of these environments.

Each graphic composition dialogues with the aesthetics of collapse and regeneration, revealing layers of interactions between natural elements and human actions. The materiality of the collages—overlapping textures, disconnected fragments, and intense colors—creates a visual tension that evokes the fragility of ecological boundaries in the Anthropocene era.

Through these interventions, the project proposes a critical reflection: how can we artistically represent ecosystems in imbalance without reinforcing an anthropocentric view? The series invites the observer to experience a visual ecology where climate chaos is not just a backdrop but an active agent in the aesthetic and symbolic recomposition of the natural world.

The image beside shows the presence of algae on the snow-covered surface of the Antarctic Pole, measured by the British scientific research base. This measurement was only possible due to the climatic effects caused during the Anthropocene.

The image of the Antarctic ground reveals, in its ragged lines, a 2020 journalistic report confirming the climatic effects in the region, as attested by the British base in Antarctica:

"It is possible to create a map of the presence of algae on the continent using data collected over two years by the Sentinel-2 satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA), along with ground observations."

In this series, other images juxtapose the stark reality of atmospheric CO2 emissions in Minas Gerais, Brazil, against the hues of a red skyline. These contrasts evoke the tension between industrial impact on ecosystems. The third image emphasized by the monsoon rains cascading over densely populated areas. The interplay of these elements seeks to provoke an artistic inquiry of environmental issues.

Through this work, we delve into the aesthetic and conceptual potential of ecological interrelations, inviting an artistic audience to rethinking human-nature dynamics.