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.
Low Earth Orbit II, 2022
Diameter 120 cm, Mixed Media
The mysteries of outer space are a marvel that has intrigued humanity, dating back centuries with the invention of the telescope and the breakthrough innovations by visionaries like English astronomer Thomas Harriot and Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei. Such progressions further our understanding of Earth's placement within the cosmos. The many advances in science and technology gave birth to tools like the Sputnik satellite and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). However, the effects of human activity plaguing the land and ecosystems of Earth extend its destructive reach into the vastness of outer space as well.
Detectors for the Department of Defense's global Space Surveillance Network, or SSN, document more than 27,000 pieces of orbital debris, or "space junk," littering Earth's low orbital area. Such findings prompted the inspiration behind artist Natalia Kapchuk's art piece Low Earth Orbit II, representing the wonders of our cosmos while bringing attention to the growing issue of space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO). As this process continues, it will get to the point that collisions between objects and said debris create a cascade effect, generating more space junk and increasing the likelihood of further collisions, producing an endless cycle of danger.