Olivine and Basalt
Carbon Capturing Paintings
Basalt and olivine - a volcanic rock and a mineral from the Earth’s subsurface - slowly capture and sequester greenhouse gases. Both materials react chemically with carbon dioxide, transforming and rendering benign this poison that is disrupting weather patterns, killing whole species and threatening our planet’s - and our children’s - future. The basalt is black and the olivine is pale green-gray, thus they make a perfect contrast for creating traditional profile silhouette portraits - in this series, portraits of children.
Basalt and olivine - a volcanic rock and a mineral from the Earth’s subsurface - slowly capture and sequester greenhouse gases. Both materials react chemically with carbon dioxide, transforming and rendering benign this poison that is disrupting weather patterns, killing whole species and threatening our planet’s - and our children’s - future. The basalt is black and the olivine is pale green-gray, thus they make a perfect contrast for creating traditional profile silhouette portraits - in this series, portraits of children.
