Carbon Corpus is a project examining environmental issues and alternative economies. This project aims to not only educate others about how to make less of a carbon footprint, but also to examine and critique the difficulties of achieving this goal in modern society. I am beginning this project by selling the animal-based carbon credits to my own body to purchasers. In exchange for their purchase, I will eat a vegan diet for the period of time they purchase. Buyers will also receive certificates of the authenticity certifying my commitment and the amount of carbon offset. As the project develops, I will document the process, my decisions, my successes and failures photographically on this blog.
During this project, I aim to engage in a dialogue with those who purchase my body’s carbon credits, by asking questions as to what permissions they feel such a purchase grants them, and how they are choosing to behave. On my part, in addition to a vegan diet, I will make an effort to source my food as locally as possible, either from my own garden or local farmer’s markets. I also plan to build my own solar cooker, to further reduce some of the carbon generated in my own cooking processes.
I invite others to comment, critique, or suggest alternatives and possibilities with the goal of finding solutions for food system based global warming. Please feel free to leave comments or to contact me at michelle(at)michellewilsonprojects(dot)com.
