Monoculture Atlas: The Global Itinerary of Eucalyptus
Seminar Project: Territorial Commons: Mapping Narratives in the Extractive Landscapes | advised by Rosalea Monacella
Exhibited at:
National Museum in Australia & Harvard Natural History Museum
The archive table and drawing examine how eucalyptus—a native genus of Australia—has become a symbol of globalization’s monoculture. Once part of rich, diverse forest ecologies sustaining Indigenous life, species like Eucalyptus Globulus have been extracted, commodified, and planted worldwide for industry. This shift, driven by a dominant knowledge system that prioritizes productivity over ecological balance, has erased local species and knowledge, altered land use, and intensified wildfire and drought risks.
Composite Drawing
5 meter in width
Archival Table
5 meter in width