The Trees
1970 • Veracruz, Mexico
Many people talked about the rapid deforestation in the state of Veracruz. From Puebla to Xalapa you began to see new housing and deforestation signs, areas where massive trees had been cut down and readied to ship out to lumberyards.
Maya Lin, Global Residency Program
Creative Time / Rockefeller Foundation
Learn about Maya Lin’s fifth and final memorial: a multi-platform science based artwork that presents an ecological history of our world - past, present, and future.
Discover ecological histories and stories of former abundance, loss, and recovery on the map of memory.
Learn how we can reduce our emissions and protect and restore species and habitats – around the world.
See how art can help us rethink the problems we face, and give us hope that each one of us can make a difference.
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