The chemical manipulation of these photographs mirrors the pollution produced by human activity. Corrosive processes permanently alter the image surface, reflecting how industrial contamination stains and erodes the planet. This damage is irreversible, echoing the lasting environmental consequences of pollution.
Rather than functioning as a visual effect, the degradation becomes a material record of harm. The photograph absorbs chemical damage in the same way urban environments absorb waste and emissions. slowly, unevenly, and without the possibility of return. In this way, the work suggests that environmental destruction is cumulative and permanent, embedded into both image and landscape.