Travelling to Spain in the midst of a heat wave inspired artist Maxwell N. Burnstein’s series on the environmental impacts facing the region. “Mi Amor” examines the extreme weather created by climate change and it’s impact on urban dwellings.
Rising temperatures and an eroding coastline are making Spain a desert as “Hothouse Earth” stops the planet from rehabilitating. High-risk temperatures and sweeping fires are reshaping the landscape. Spain’s coastline is creeping inland with rising sea levels and stronger currents washing away coastal populations.
“Mi Amor” illustrates what meteorologists describe as the new normal through deconstructing original landscape photography with an x-acto knife.
Original: 8.5” x 11” inch. Paper collage made with photography and tape. 2019.
