The Anthropocene Series: 1-6 48"x48", 2021, digital collage and gold leaf on dibond
Named for the era in which we find ourselves living, the Anthropocene series examines 6 different taxa and their status as "Indicator Species". Birds, Bees, Frogs, Butterflies, Aquatic insects and Fish all act as "canaries in the coal mine", as their relative health in their ecosystems is an indicator of that ecosystem's health. As climate change closes in on us, our very survival depends on, and is indicated by, the biodiversity of the natural world we will always be reliant upon.
Inspired by David Attenboroughs latest documentary, A Life On This Planet, I consulted with scientists from UC Davis' Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, and the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University, to identify these indicator species and develop this series. Many thanks to Dr. Peter Moyle; Dr. Robert Lusardi; Dr. Alejandra Echeverri; and Prof. Daniel Karp.
Inspired by David Attenboroughs latest documentary, A Life On This Planet, I consulted with scientists from UC Davis' Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, and the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University, to identify these indicator species and develop this series. Many thanks to Dr. Peter Moyle; Dr. Robert Lusardi; Dr. Alejandra Echeverri; and Prof. Daniel Karp.
Anthropocene 1; Frogs, 2021, 48"x48", digital collage and gold leaf on dibond panel
"We are ultimately bound by and reliant upon the finite natural world about us." David Attenborough
images include: frogs with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, chamomile flowers, a platonic solid matrix and fire background.
"We are ultimately bound by and reliant upon the finite natural world about us." David Attenborough
images include: frogs with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, chamomile flowers, a platonic solid matrix and fire background.
Anthropocene 2 Butterflies, 2021, 48"x48", digital collage and gold leaf on dibond panel
"If we do things that are unsustainable, the damage accumulates ultimately to a point where the whole system collapses." David Attenborough
images include: bees with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, evening primrose flowers, a platonic solid matrix and earth background.
"If we do things that are unsustainable, the damage accumulates ultimately to a point where the whole system collapses." David Attenborough
images include: bees with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, evening primrose flowers, a platonic solid matrix and earth background.
Anthropocene 3; Bees, 2021, 48"x48", digital collage and gold leaf on dibond panel
Text: "Our blind assault on the planet has come to alter the very fundamentals of the living world." David Attenborough
images include: birds with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, echinacea flowers, a platonic solid matrix and sky background.
Text: "Our blind assault on the planet has come to alter the very fundamentals of the living world." David Attenborough
images include: birds with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, echinacea flowers, a platonic solid matrix and sky background.
Anthropocene 4; Birds, 2021, 48"x48", digital collage and gold leaf on dibond panel
Text: "If we don't take action the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon." David Attenborough
images include: butterflies with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, calendula flowers, a platonic solid matrix and aether background.
Text: "If we don't take action the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon." David Attenborough
images include: butterflies with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, calendula flowers, a platonic solid matrix and aether background.
Anthropocene 5; Fish, 2021, 48"x48", digital collage and gold leaf on dibond panel
Text: "To restore stability to our planet, we must restore its biodiversity. The very thing we removed. We must rewild the world." David Attenborough
images include: fish with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, chicory flowers, a platonic solid matrix and water background.
Text: "To restore stability to our planet, we must restore its biodiversity. The very thing we removed. We must rewild the world." David Attenborough
images include: fish with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, chicory flowers, a platonic solid matrix and water background.
Anthropocene 6; Aquatic Insects, 2021, 48"x48", digital collage and gold leaf on dibond panel
Text: "This is not about saving the planet. . . it's about saving ourselves." David Attenborough
images include: aquatic insects with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, poppy flowers, a platonic solid matrix and space background.
Text: "This is not about saving the planet. . . it's about saving ourselves." David Attenborough
images include: aquatic insects with coronas, symbols for climate gasses, poppy flowers, a platonic solid matrix and space background.
