Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth | Zaria Forman
Zaria Forman's large-scale compositions of melting glaciers, icebergs floating in glassy water and waves cresting with foam explore moments of transition, turbulence and tranquility. Join her...
========== I consider it my life's mission to convey the urgency
of climate change through my work. I've traveled north to the Arctic
to the capture the unfolding story of polar melt, and south to the Equator to document
the subsequent rising seas. Most recently, I visited
the icy coast of Greenland and the low-lying islands of the Maldives, connecting two seemingly disparate
but equally endangered parts of our planet. My drawings explore moments
of transition, turbulence and tranquility in the landscape, allowing viewers to emotionally connect with a place you might never
have the chance to visit. I choose to convey the beauty
as opposed to the devastation. If you can experience the sublimity
of these landscapes, perhaps you'll be inspired
to prote...