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Abandoned, Found, and Run Over on the road of the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the state of Goiás, Brazil.

This project emerged during the pandemic lockdown in 2020 and does not have a determined end date. With social isolation, the region where I live allowed me to go out for a bike ride on the highway where there were no social interactions, it was just me, my bike, and an idea in my head. Along the highway that borders the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, I soon noticed the large amount of garbage abandoned on the roadside and a significant number of dead wild animals. This prompted me to document every object left on the road and also every animal run over. With the social isolation brought by the pandemic, this was the closest interaction I had with other people through their irresponsible actions.

This project emerged as a form of environmental critique, as it is located in an environmental reserve area, bringing forth criticism of the impacts that humans can generate wherever they go. The use of the yellow stripe of the highway as a guiding thread of this narrative generates a sense of anticipation with the unexpected, much like taking a long road to a destination where we have no control over what we will see or what may happen.