2). Oriented around the current conquest of nature in the African country of Senegal (source), the specific image of the analysis speaks of deforestation; a key factor in climate change (Anderson and Kuhn, Cowspiracy). Devoid of living wildlife, the dark gray setting exposes audiences to the current drought in Senegal. Probably a natural occurrence in this semi-arid country, the graceful burnt figure in the foreground denies it. The radiation of divinity from this creature is due to his held high chin and the lofty stature of his earthly attire; depicted is Monteiro's effort to show the unnaturalness of Senegal's situation through this divine being. By acting to discredit those standardized ideologies created by works of art such as The Coalmen (Fig. 1), it effectively shows the foreignness of the conquest. Furthermore, this discovered meaning is further encouraged by the supernatural being holding the elephant's ear leaf, far above the fires. The visual information made visible by this visual text not only represents the incorrectness of the culture of the Western world, but also the request for help from the people and the environment of
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