It argues that the Ecuadorean model of extraction is contradictory and that those living along these frontier lines are living in between these two concurrently incorrect and contradictory positions, perhaps not believing either statement.
Two juxtaposed images by the author - the caption also underlines the inherent contradiction in those two statements, particularly when contrasted with the photo of the girl with the respiratory device. The right-hand image invites the author to look at the soil and to wonder what the impact is on the soil of the oil extraction. It seems oddly devoid of anything in the foreground.
I do not understand this question. I cannot provide an answer to this.
I think that this image could be improved in terms of addressing directly what it has to say about toxics and toxic places, which Andrea explains in brief in the introduction. It would be helpful to elaborate this in more detail in the caption. Although it does not examine this directly, the author is drawing attention to the toxicity of living in a place wedded both to bodily experienced living, and oil extraction which contravenes this living.
