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.
The World is on Fire, 2019
Resin, single use plastic, LED lights, acrylic sheet
Diameter 100 cm, Mixed Media
The year 2019 brought forth fires that ravaged the surface of the entire planet, from Alaska to Australia. All climate regions, from tropical to arctic, felt the force of this deadly element.
Thanks to technological innovations, new satellite monitoring tools implemented in space have made both the mapping and tracking of wildfires easier. The European Space Agency (ESA) for example, updated their tools for tracking fires through a system called the Sentinel-3 World Fire Atlas. In addition, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is similarly closely working with the online platform Global Forest Watch Fires (GFW Fires). In 2019, in the week
Fire is also often used for burning waste. Waste burning emits a significant number of dangerous carcinogens like dioxins and furans that push climate change ahead, increasing the melting speed of the polar regions due to soot and black carbon deposits.