“The weight of carbon” is a kinetic installation exploring carbon as both life-giving and destructive within global environmental crises. Inspired by forest fires worldwide and increasing Arctic wildfires, the work reflects ecological shifts from global warming and unsustainable resource use. The collected Semi-charred branches from a burnt forest in Arunachal Pradesh(India), kept  in a box as a loop of paper brushes them with the help of Drawing apparatus, gathering dark traces as an archive of burning life and slow violence on fragile ecosystems and displaced communities. It is an ongoing inquiry into the question on the climate crisis- Can Carbon become a medium of protest to bring attention to environmental change in global discourses? microcontrollers and sensors to roll paper clockwise. The motorized rollers will autonomously move, allowing the paper to brush against the charred tree, creating marks on the paper and archiving the memory of time. The combination of motor electronics and charred branches explores the dichotomy between human intervention and the inherent presence of carbon in nature. The sonic component of the installation will augment the viewer’s experience by immersing them in an auditory landscape that mirrors the evolving relationship between humans and carbon.