SMALL
A collaborative creative endeavor with writer and artist Anna Brones to focus on the smaller organisms and elements of ecosystems that often get overlooked when we think about conservation and climate change. Told through illustrations and prose.
Krill average only about two inches in length, but they are a huge element in a healthy ecosystem.
Polar Bear, depends on a healthy ecosystem. Arctic cod and other fish species eat krill, which are in turn consumed by ringed seals, the most abundant seal in the Arctic and the primary prey of polar bears.
About the project
Particularly in the face of an escalating climate crisis, a focus on “small” can be a reminder of how essential the smaller, more unseen elements are to ecological survival, like seeds being released after a forest fire, phytoplankton as the base of ocean health, or the underground communication made possible by mycelium networks.
In a consumer culture that is constantly focused on bigger, better, faster, stronger, it’s easy to forget about these tiny elements. But tiny is essential. And if we could see ourselves as a little smaller, perhaps we might cultivate a little more appreciation and wonder for the tiny worlds that exist around us. After all, the planet is the result of a collaboration of an unthinkable amount of tiny organisms, all working together to create the ecosystems that we call home. This is a chance to not just focus on the unseen, but to challenge ourselves to shift the scale in our thinking.