In the modern digital world when a catastrophe happens we could become rather blasé if the events do not directly affect our lives.

Apathetic.  Powerless to events beyond our control.  Even practical, perhaps?

Afterall, it can be depressing news to see or read.  But, wait!!  Please don’t give up on this blog article just yet.  Art can make a difference.  Art can empower us.

Let’s look at Earthquakes for a few minutes.

Iran 2003 – 31,000 people killed.

Indian Ocean 2004 – 227,898 killed.

Pakistan 2005 – 80,361 killed.

China 2008 – 87,587 killed.

Haiti 2010 – 316,000 killed.

Japan 2011 – 15,894 killed.

Chile 2010 – 525 killed.

We would all agree that every single life counts.  That poor boy trapped under rocks for days.  The man washed out to sea waiting to be rescued.  A little girl riding on an elephant that ran to safety with her sat on its back.  All true stories.

‘San Andreas’ the film of 2015 brought these life events into fictional reality with rip-roaring CGi effects.  Within the art of a film you can empathise with that mother or father in distress.  Equating this to your own family.  Your own personal emotions.

The ‘Seismic Waves’ series of artworks I’ve produced this year (the latter three shown below) has been created to remember each and every person whom has lost their life to an earthquake.  To remember every person that has been saved from the clutches of earth’s tremors.

To remember every heroic effort of human caring and self sacrifice in helping people during almost impossibly difficult situations.

The way I am is this.. I remember the people that served me a cup of tea and a sandwich at hospital when my married sister was right then having their baby daughter.  My niece.  This is what new life is all about.

Love and affection.

The people serving sandwiches were volunteers, every single one of them.  Seriously, how incredible is that?!  Beyond Words.

I would much rather my art speak for itself as the person I am.

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To Love and Affection.

by Matt the Unfathomable Artist.