I placed human anatomy textbook illustrations onto early 1900s geologic survey maps from many of our 50 States. There are striking visual similarities between our bodies and the natural landscape, and humans are connected with the land on many levels. Our impact on the land affects human health since air pollution and disposed waste will ultimately lead back to us. I use images of the eyeball because we need to see more clearly about what is happening to our water and land. I incorporate images of the human brain because we continue to pollute our rivers- even though we already have too many impaired waterbodies that we depend on for our own survival. We must protect our environment to safeguard our own health.
Oil wells and coal mines are documented in these old maps. Man has certainly altered the land since these maps were printed. Our burning of fossil fuels has caused a climate crisis. We must move quickly to 100% renewable energy in order to avoid reaching the tipping point of irreversible warming.