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• The native South American planting of orchids, palms and bromeliads is deliberately strewn with dead leaves and broken stems to create a realistic representation of the rain-forest environment
• The designer has used off-cuts of tree branches placed in the ground to create an impression of tree roots as they would appear in the rain-forest. The result is  a devastated landscape where the rain-forest has been razed to the ground and only tree stumps remain
• In the abattoir meat hooks, blood and a meat saw, especially made for the garden, send a chilling message and stark realisation about the aggressive nature of the meat production industry
• The final section of the garden represents hope and choice. A dead tree trunk and a bottle of oxygen is buried into the desert-like landscape on one side of a metal gate. On the other side, a single sapling is emerging from the barren landscape suggesting that it may not be too late to repair the environment

91ÇÑ×Ó the garden

Conscious Consumerism draws our attention to the effects of the animal agriculture industry, the leading cause of global deforestation. Illustrating a timeline, the garden begins with a scene of ‘Rainforest Harmony’, before leading to ‘Deforestation’, ‘Abattoir’ and ‘Desertification’.

The visitor is lured in by the appeal of a lush tropical rainforest with its banana plants, Chilean rhubarb and orchids, but as the path continues, a darker, more sinister plot unfolds. Discomforting and thought-provoking props such as meat hooks and bone-cutting machinery capture the viewer’s attention, while highlighting the detrimental impact the meat industry has on our planet.

At journey’s end, a lone, dead tree rises from the arid, barren ground and an empty bottle of oxygen lies half-buried in the sand.