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I Visioned How Running Out Of Clean Air Looks Like

“Last clean air on Earth” is the first of the series of images that have been brewing in my head for a while now. This idea sparked when I saw a statue made by an amazing artist Will Ferreira. Seeing this statue of an apocalyptic character sucking the air out of the last tree on Earth I could almost hear it calling me to do my own version of it.

The vision in my head was about a posh rich upper class woman wearing decorated nasal cannula and holding a glass orb, and inside that orb would be some sort of a plant, dying slowly but still generating some air to breath. The woman should look like she is already sick because of the pollution and from the background you could see that the end of the planet is near.

I think the more interesting part is why I did this. The short answer would be “because I can, and because I want to”. These projects are my hobby; something that I love to do. Importantly, with my own projects I can test methods and styles I would not dare to try with a client for the first time. With successful projects I can also show my future clients what can be done, as it is almost impossible to explain a vision without showing an example of the style first. Lastly, an image can be a powerful way to tell a story, and with my own projects I have a chance to affect people, maybe even spark a thought. Like with this image, where I wanted to show one alternative reality where the current global environmental changes might be taking this precious world of ours. Although still fictional, I think we can all agree we wouldn’t want to end up fighting for the last clean air on Earth…

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