The Space We Take

The Space We Take by Ness Lee Fine art giclée print on Italian cold-press watercolor paper 20” x 16" with a half-inch border Edition of 50 + 5 APs Signed & numbered Printed with ♥ by Paragon Press "The Space We Take" by Ness Lee (Canada) sheds light on the threatened leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), one of seven sea turtle species that call our oceans home. The leatherback sea turtle is classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Artist Statement "This piece was created to highlight the endangerment of the leatherback sea turtle and our impact we as humans have on their livelihoods. As humans, we have taken for granted the very environment in which we occupy- forgetting that without nature and the ecosystem that comes with it, we would not be living as we are today. With this thought and its effects on endangered species such as the Leatherback Sea Turtle, the notion of space and how much we occupy as humans come to mind - do we bear in m