SUBMERSION

Submersion is a series of images that documents the deterioration of species by showing decaying organic matter in water. Placing native deceased insects, specifically delicate butterflies, with decaying eco-material in water communicates the dire consequences of climate change threatening our ecosystems. I chose to focus on the impact of irreversible damage to the environment, particularly the devastation caused by unprecedented weather patterns and how these catastrophic events will impact us all. Fire and floods are now escalating around the world because of dramatic seasonal changes or through deliberate destruction, like the recent eco-genocide of the Kakhovka dam and the Dnipro River in Ukraine. This photographic series presents a porthole, a place to focus on the continuing decimation of nature in all forms. To increase awareness, inform and stimulate debate on the destruction of ecosystems essential for our survival.