Living luxuriously in Ignorance:
Then and Now
1. Garment Factory in Southeast Asia




2. Giant Plastic Pollution Whale
3. Tear-boiling facilities near the village of Smerenburg

Notice the off-putting similarities between the 17th century whaling
factory and modern day industrious land.







4. Industrious Landscape with Smokestacks, Fumes

Dutch Whaling: At Whose Expense? 
Information About the Whalebone Plaques
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Description:
Uncited photo source, 2014. Reference: IPE.com
Air pollution, resource extraction themes.
Description:
Made in 1639, Netherlands,
oil on canvas, height 108 cm x width 205 cm,
Artist: Cornelis de Man.
Rijksmuseum
Description:
Giant whale art piece made out of plastic pollution.
Made in 2017, Naic, Cavile,
Artists: Greenpeace Philippines
Photograph author: Vince Chinces

Description: 
Inhumane working conditons.
Taken in 2009
Photograph author: Liuser on istockphoto