Final idea and Presentation

My final piece
The cow is painted in gold (on original) to gain more value

I chose to present my banknotes in a suitcase to point out the amount of money Brazil gains from Deforestation

The original Brazilian banknotes, portray animals that live in the Amazon. I found that quite ironic since most of the become endangered species due to the destruction in the forest. I decided to re-design their currency the way I feel it should look like.

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

For this semester I chose to work on the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. After I found out about the real reasons behind the destruction I concentrated on the political side of the issue. Brazil aims to gain more money from cattle ranching that takes the place of the flora and fauna of the Amazon.

These are some of my initial ideas, sketchbook pages.