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.
Altering Tundra, 2022
Fiberglass, chrome, resin, glitter elements
Diameter 120 cm, Mixed Media
Our planet’s arctic regions are like a frozen oasis, featuring sea ice, coastal wetlands, upland tundras, glaciers, mountains, vast rivers, and the Arctic Ocean itself. Another prominent feature of this frigid terrain is the presence of permafrost. In its simplest definition, permafrost is Earth perennially frozen for at least two years or more, although much of the Arctic’s lands have lain frozen for almost tens of thousands of years.
Given the dire state of our planet and the growing concern of climate change and global warming, studies have shown that a mere few degrees of warming can trigger abrupt thaws of vast frozen lands. Such processes will prompt the release of enormous stores of dormant greenhouse gases contained within the collapsing landscapes. If this occurs, the results of which will be catastrophic for all inhabitants of the surrounding areas and, unfortunately, the world at large.
To bring awareness to this issue, artist Natalia Kapchuk constructed her piece, Altering Tundra (2022), to highlight how humanity’s actions are transforming Earth’s tundra ecosystems. Such activities include the construction of residences and other structures, mines, and roadways. Moreover, hunting, oil drilling, and other activities have polluted the environment and threatened wildlife in tundra ecosystems. The mission of the artist is to underscore the notion that if we as a global society do not implement measures that thwarts such destructive actions and global warming, the planet as we know it will cease to exist.