Commissioned by Festival de Flores y Jardines (FYJA).

‍

Our planet is drowning in waste, especially that of consumer plastic, washing up on every shore and taking over our nature. The only reason this isn’t visible everywhere, are the people working hard everyday to collect and sort our trash. In Mexico City these heroes are known as pepenadores. I made The Future Forest, not only to create awareness of this huge issue, but as a tribute to these everyday heroes, not nearly getting the recognition and respect, we all owe them. Together with the pepenadores, their children, more than 700 students, an orphanage an elderly home and more than 100 volunteers, in two months me and my team turned 3 tons of plastic waste into a colorful 500m2 forest with thousands of tress, plants, flowers and animals. The Future Forest was made as part of the annual flower festival FYJA, who supported the project in every possible way, and can be found in the botanical garden of Chapultepec.

‍