In celebration of International Mother Earth Day, environmental advocate and contemporary artist Natalia Kapchuk presented her monumental artwork “GPGP. Fragment #98203” (2020) from The Lost Planet series at the Earth Day Exhibition hosted by BC Academy International School.
The installation — the largest in Kapchuk’s acclaimed The Lost Planet series — visualizes the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, often referred to as the “eighth continent.” The work is composed entirely of real marine debris, collected from oceanic cleanups. Through it, Kapchuk underscores the disturbing permanence of plastic in marine ecosystems, portraying discarded waste not as foreign, but as tragically entangled in the ocean’s identity.
“Kids dream with open hearts — let’s not leave them a world closed by plastic and pollution. This World Earth Day, we owe it to them to change, to protect, to heal. Every bottle we pick up, every choice we make, shapes their tomorrow.”
— Natalia Kapchuk
The event also featured artworks created by BC Academy students. Using organic elements such as leaves, soil pigments, and even real trash, children crafted visual messages advocating for sustainability. Their works powerfully conveyed the urgency of preserving Earth’s resources and the responsibility we share in preventing environmental degradation.
Natalia Kapchuk’s continued participation in educational and global ecological initiatives reflects her dual role as both artist and changemaker—leveraging the power of art to educate, provoke thought, and drive action for a better tomorrow.
