Figure 7-17 National Geographic Explorer Asher Jay describes herself as a creative conservationist. She uses her artistic
talents to raise public awareness about issues such as poaching and illegal wildlife trade. Jay calls this
artwork "Broken Record." What message does it convey? How does Jay's work apply the ethics factor of
sustainability?

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Explanation:

Humans and destroyed the harmony of nature by taking more than we need.

Explanation:

We can see a bloodied animal horn, which may symbolize the killing of animals such as elephants for their ivory, or any other endangered species with horns.

The title tells us that the black part of the image is a broken record. This could symbolize that nature is supposed to move smoothly, like a record on its player. However, we can see that the record is badly damaged, making it impossible to play. This could imply that the harmony of nature has been interrupted by humans taking more than we need from animals.

Finally, we can see a metronome sitting on the record. Since this is a still image, we cannot know if it is working, but based on the record not moving, we can assume the metronome isn't either. This further shows that humans have halted to flow of the circle of life.