“Invisible Debt” is a digital art project that explores the hidden environmental costs and social inequalities of global supply chains, shaped by the structure of carbon colonialism. Wealthy nations outsource pollution and waste to the Global South, while benefiting from low-cost production and environmental invisibility, in the case of the textile industry in Bangladesh and plastic waste in Indonesia, revealing the environmental inequalities across the global supply chain.
Together, these stories investigate: How does the Wealthy nations externalize environmental costs to the Global South? What is the unseen price paid by communities far removed from consumption centers?
Bingyang Xu
Binyang Xu’s practice at the RCA spans advanced digital storytelling such as VR, AR, and real-time game engines, while drawing on design research, critical theory, and narrative experimentation. He graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in China.
His core focus lies in exploring how immersive media, particularly VR and AI, can be used not only to craft compelling interactive experiences, but also to engage with urgent social, environmental issues. He is especially interested in cross-disciplinary collaborations that combine speculative design, documentary approaches, and world building to rethink the role of digital culture in contemporary society.
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