We write with the dirt on our fingernails

I am in the desert realizing we (human species) ruined the land, destroyed it. We have no idea how to take care of it. I am collecting and photographing abandoned objects in the desert in order to portray the destruction. I need to understand the collective necessity to build, to (over)produce. A stone has become an emblem of such an overproduction. Living in the world filled with hyperobjects, as Timothy Morton would propose, is complicated. We have to learn to be attentive towards nature and its components. A project was created during the JOYA AiR residency near Velez Blanco in Spain during one week stay in the desert. The library was available to all the residents. There, I found an interesting book of collected essays and photographs including Timothy Morton’s writings on hyperobjects. Inspired by his thoughts,
I created the photography series We write with the dirt on our fingernails. The name of the series is a phrase from the aforementioned book.