The focus of Natalia Kapchuk’s art is the beauty of the nature and the ecological threats the world is now facing.
The artist uses her art to champion causes that resonate with all of us, bringing our attention to the pollution and ills of climate change threatening our world today. The creative artistic process starts with extensive research on the topics of global warming, the pollution of the ocean through plastic and other destructive behaviors impacting nature.
As a result, the artist expresses the message that humanity should think more about environmental protections and the conservation of natural resources.
The Lost Planet collection of mixed media artworks emphasizes how the effects of human actions are changing and destroying nature.
“Plastic pollution is without doubt one of the major threats to our planet, and thus we need to tackle it through innovate angles. I believe that Arts have the power of touching people’s hearts, and that’s why we’re delighted to be part of Natalia’s exhibition and to help her to create an impact and to inspire many individuals to become change makers.”
— Juan Castaño Vilas, Regional Director, Plastic Oceans Europe, 2021
“The global environmental problems we face are caused by billions of individual acts and decisions — we are all in this together. Earthwatch, as a science-based organization works across sectors of society to motivate change through creating knowledge and inspiring action. Using art as a means of communicating the issues we face increases the numbers and diversity of people we can reach on these issues. We are therefore, thrilled to be part of Natalia’s exhibition.”
— Dr Neil Bailey, Director of Philanthropy, Earthwatch Europe, 2021.
Plastic Network, 2019
Resin, single use plastic, LED lights, PLA filament
Diameter 100 cm, Mixed Media
Globally, more than 2.1 billion metric tons of municipal waste is generated each year around the world, but only sixteen percent is recycled. In 2019, a Guardian investigation found that hundreds of thousand tons of US plastic are shipped every year to poorly regulated and mostly underdeveloped countries. Last year alone, the equivalent of 68,000 shipping containers worth of American plastic set for recycle were exported to developing countries, who themselves, mismanage more than seventy percent of their own plastic waste.
While China made the decision to close its doors to the importation of American waste, it reigns supreme as the largest producer of plastic waste, generating nearly 60 million tons or twenty-seven percent of international municipal solid waste.
Unravelling the web of garbage led by the United States and other world power leaders, Natalia Kapchuk researches the impact placed on poor developing countries and the effect garbage exportation has on their people and the entire ecosystems at large.