Climate Emergency Crows
Simon GogginSimon Goggin confronts the urgency of our ecological moment through the stark, watchful presence of avian sentinels. This portrait-oriented work uses the crow as a dark messenger, grounding the global weight of a climate crisis in a singular, feathered gaze.

Climate Emergency Crows
Simon Goggin confronts the urgency of our ecological moment through the stark, watchful presence of avian sentinels. This portrait-oriented work uses the crow as a dark messenger, grounding the global weight of a climate crisis in a singular, feathered gaze.
28 × 35 cm · about ⅙ the width of a 3-seat sofa
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Art Analysis
A dark, feathered warning in a changing world
In this piece, Goggin utilizes the verticality of the portrait format to isolate the crow, turning a common bird into a monumental symbol of environmental warning. The composition forces a direct encounter between the viewer and the subject, stripping away distractions to focus on the raw, obsidian textures and the heavy atmosphere of the 'Climate Emergency' theme. There is a deliberate tension in the linework that mirrors the precarious state of the natural world.
By centering the crow—a creature often associated with intelligence and premonition—the artist creates a visual dialogue about survival and observation. The work avoids grand landscapes, choosing instead to find the scale of a global catastrophe within the silhouette of a single creature. It is a focused, somber meditation on what it means to witness a changing planet through the eyes of the wildlife that inhabits it.
The piece channels the anxiety and gravity of the global climate crisis through its somber palette and sharp focus.
The crow serves as a traditional harbinger, here reimagined as a witness to modern ecological shifts.
The portrait orientation creates a sense of height and focus, centering the emotional weight of the figures within the frame.
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