"Portrait of 8 Billion Peopleî combines a sleek, bright IPS screenótypically used to create phones and tabletsówith the raw, rough surface of a panel made of treated plywood and common board. The latter materials, typically used for construction, reference both ecology, in the sense that they're unpainted exposed wood with visible natural features like knotholes and raised grain, and our changing relationship to this ecology, in the sense that this wood is present in an extremely processed/artificial form (as plywood). The hand-drawn and animated video shows a spinning, infinitely looping planet earth in black and white. This small, fragile image, encased in the heavy panel and transmitted via a glowing display, provokes contemplation of the delicate relationships between human life, ecological balance, and the relentless march of technology on our planet.