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| © Betty Butler, Horsepower, Print, 2018 |
Seahorses are
social fish that can be observed swimming in pairs. They also gather in groups,
using their curly tails to cling to sea-grass. These beautiful creatures served
as an inspiration for my latest work,
illustrating climate change.
I
silhouetted the seahorses and then filled them with cars, packed in traffic.
The name of the image, Horsepower, is a play on words between our
vehicles, their carbon emissions, and the affected seahorses. Like all marine
life, seahorses are experiencing changes brought about by our warming planet. Much of the atmosphere’s heat and carbon dioxide are
absorbed by the ocean like a sponge. Therefore, the climbing temperature
is eroding their shallow tropical water habitat of sea-grass and coral. In addition, excess carbon contributes to ocean
acidification, which causes their bony structure to lose strength.
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