Amaringo presented the animism of the indigenous Amazonian world as an answer to the anthropocentric one he saw to be causing the destruction, challenging the traditional view of animism as ‘primi]ve’ and simplistic compared to the ‘civilised’ world. Similarly, the categorisation of Amaringo’s work as outsider art can be complicated by resituating it in terms of modernist movements such as surrealism and land art. The works have more of an avant-garde lineage than we might expect, whilst they also share the vision of contemporary digital art such as one Heart one Tree. In conclusion, although the visions may, on first viewing, delineate a harmonious rainforest, when considered alongside the ravaging of natural resources and ecosystems it becomes clear that they may have a far greater resonance within the global ecological crisis. Thus, the visions can be seen not an alien curiosity, but as a valid voice in the eco-political debate.