Lust for power and profits has been a driving force behind the destruction of our natural environment for centuries. The exploitation of forests is a prime example of this behaviour. For example, our desire to turn raw wood into ephemeral, decorative objects is wholly disproportionate to the time required to grow a tree. Not only are trees the heart of natural ecosystems the world over, they are also a bridge, figurative and literal, to the many cultures and civilisations that came before us. What if trees could point to our criminality? What if wood could reflect our hearts of darkness? Could a wooden product—this Black Mirror—serve as prosecution? In order to give voice to its virtue and value, before and after death, this human-scale piece of timber was polished to a fine, mirror finish. Through reflection, Black Mirror reveals its killer, a damning indictment of humanity’s ongoing conquest of the living world. This dynamic urges viewers to contemplate their paradoxical relationship with nature. By gazing upon the tree’s essence, they also bear witness to their own potential complicity in its destruction. The concept of Black Mirror echoes the “The Most Dangerous Animal in the World,” an exhibit held at the Bronx Zoo in 1963, which showcased a mirror installed behind the bars of an empty cage.