Apocalypse

Apocalypse responds to the horrendous fires of summer 2019/20 and the other environmental shocks including COVID-19 which is believed to have jumped a species barrier due to interference with nature. The seven images present the Seven Last Plagues in the Book of Revelation Chapter 16 which begins with

And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

Whether we believe that drought, fire, floods, pandemic and pests come from the wrath of God or from the exhaustion of nature, we must recognise that wrath and respond wholeheartedly to the challenges of climate change.

The full images with proper dimensions can be seen in a slideshow here, all of the images can be seen here, and the sources can be seen here.

An artists’ book of both the Barka and Apocalypse series, which includes images of the Apocalypse aquatints with the relevant verses from Revelation 16, can be downloaded here. A handbound copy can be purchased in the Print Shop.