Etched in the Amber-Red
/2021
Narrative Design / Editorial Design / Book Design
Exhibited:
Art Gallery Kitano (JP)
Etched in the Amber-Red is a book that compiles research on the complex issues surrounding palm oil plantations in Borneo, with a particular focus on the difficulties faced in the daily lives of both the people who currently live and work there, and the indigenous communities who originally inhabited the land. The crude oil, with its distinct color and aroma, reaches consumers without ever being labeled on product packaging, transformed into a colorless, tasteless, and odorless substance—an invisible oil. Similarly, the voices of those living on the plantations are often drowned out by the tangled issues surrounding them. This book traces the connections between readers and the palm oil plantations of Borneo, exploring the realities of daily life for those who live there, beneath the obvious layers of complexity.
Special thanks to NPO HUTANGroup