Birds 1. I made many little black bird sculptures representing wild animals and tried to create a livable space for them in the areas of human activity. But rubbish and cigarette butts are all around. Birds in potato chip bags represent commodification, consumption and harm to natural resources and animals. The puddle filled with rotting leaves and garbage is like a small river.

Birds 2. This is an ironic picture. In the distance is an advertisement for the protection of the forest, while a few meters away is litter by people. “Birds” witnessed all this among them, as the aborigines of the forest are at a loss for the future.

Xinlu Cao

“Recently, thinking about the relationship between nature and human beings, I am making some artwork that explores this context. I also care about climate change and the consequences to environment and living creatures.”