Visual abstraction pits the issue of European energy against the global environmental crisis.

Humanity’s exploitation of the Earth’s minerals has brought a period of immense growth – but with it has come a tremendous negative impact on the planet. Using a combination of aerial footage, electron-microscope images of rocks, photogrammetry and digital 3D manipulation of locations, Radical Compromise comments on the Anthropocene, posing questions about our continued reliance on fossil fuels and the need to find a revolutionary solution that mediates between economic and environmental concerns. If change is to be effective in the long term, we must take immediate action.