Project 2 - Olivia Collins

For our second piece I chose to focus on the climate change protests. I wanted to pick an issue that is important to me since it is something that affects everyone globally. The issue of climate change has been prevelanet with the media right now with 16 year old Greta Thunberg leading the march. With different parts of Earth suffering due to the centuries of human mistakes it is important to demand change. For my drawing I wanted to focus on the younger generation participating in the climate change protests. These younger kids in my drawing are supposed to emphasize that it is an issue that will affect them their whole lives and ignoring it is not an option. The children symbolize hope since older generations chose not act on these issues. Something that was crucial to me with this piece is choosing children from all around the world. I started with a photo of two students protesting in South Africa, these two are in the middle of my piece. Then I went with a photo of a little boy from the Netherlands and placed him next to them. The last image is from a protest in India which was also centered around students participating. The text is found on the signs that each of them are holding, none of the text is in the same language since all these children are from different countries. I also felt that this piece would be stronger in color since black and white drawings can sometimes symbolize the past and I wanted the figures to look like they are in contemporary time.