Where The Jungle Meets the Sea...The World is Split in Two is a collaborative work by Emma Elliott and Susie Olczak, shot in Armila, Panama in June 2022. The work explores the relationship between people and plants, the impact of globalization on isolated communities, and the ecological decline. The artists spent time researching and living with the Guna Yala people, a matriarchal autonomous Indigenous community. The videos were edited by each artist, with Elliott editing Where the Jungle meets the Sea and Olczak editing The World Splits in Two. The work is part of a new collaborative body of work called Reciprocity, which celebrates connections between society and the non-human.

The title "Where the Jungle Meets The Sea...The World is Split in Two" refers to the unique location of Armila on the border of Colombia and Panama and the Panama Canal's construction, which was said to split the world into two halves. The work is a commentary on the Global North-South Divide and how climate issues are exacerbating it. The videos also address the challenges and fulfilment of collaborative practice, situated in a tropical paradise but in an unstable region of political uncertainty, limited resources, and elemental forces. Elliott and Olczak do this using binding that both connects the two artists and limits them, highlighting the importance of collective interest and cooperation in addressing climate change. Materiality is another presiding theme, taking the viewer on an elemental journey from earth to fire.

The residency was supported by La Wayaka Current, The University of Gloucestershire, and The Eaton Fund.