2018 To Live Alone in a World of Wounds

 

"The news is not good": words we can't bear to hear from a medical professional about a loved one, but this time its coming from ecologists and climate scientists. My drawings are an exploration of ecological and personal grief, both of which - it is now empirically understood - can have an equally traumatic impact upon one's mental and physical well-being. Those on the frontline witnessing the disappearance of species, ecosystems and landscapes due to climate change are being significantly affected, however most of us remain numb against their warnings. Until we understand that our environment is more than just the space between cities and that our relationship with it is vital, we will never comprehend the enormity of our loss. And when we finally come to grieve, it may be too late.

 

Photo credit: Images 1-3, 9-13 by Matthew Stanton