I think this is a very well framed photograph that is effective at telling the story the caption ascribes it to. I don't have any recommendations pertaining to the image itself.Spitballing ideas, I wonder if in the context of a physical exhibition it might be possible to accompany this image with sounds of rumbling truck traffic from the nearby road.
This visualization provides a clear sense of the proximity between everyday life and the infrastructure of extractive industries, while also juxtaposing the essay's three apparent main characters: the Waorani, the forest, and the oil roads. The subject of the child evokes anxieties about the future of Waorani bodies and about the heightened dangers of childhood exposure to toxins. The shadowing at the edges of the image center the child as the focal point, and the pipes form a natural break between the foreground of the road and the background of the forest.
I might suggest extending the caption to provide more nuance and depth to the description of Waponi Kewemonipa and the elements that threaten it. How does the Waorani notion relate to the more broadly invoked concept of buen vivir? Also, it might help to include more information related to the forces at play in the shift of the Waorani toward village settlements along the oil roads. How did they live before this shift? What drew or pushed them toward the roads?
This photograph nicely captures the three main elements of the caption (as described in my annotation above). It also pairs very well with the preceding image, which is a still life of objects stacked on a table in an indoor setting. The photograph effectively provides the viewer a sense of standing on the road, despite the fact that the road itself is not visible. This effect is perhaps my favorite part of the photo.
This visualization frames the infrastructure of oil roads as an existential threat to Waoranis' embodied experiences of wellness. The proximity of the child's body to the oil pipeline makes immediate the stakes of this threat. With that said, the caption leaves room for unpacking at greater length the specific ways in which experience and describe both wellness and 'becoming weaker.' What are some of the symptoms of exposure to invasive pollutants?
