save the oceans Archives

October 12, 2024 — 4 Comments

Still Crying…

With COP29 (the "29th UN Climate Change conference") approaching, we are being fed scientific publications that give us the latest updates. Although these are not happy reads, it is important reading for me. It inspires me to make new work. And motivate me to live the way I live. Above that, it inspires and motivates me to tell you about it.

And why this post, why am I telling you this? Why do I hope you will read the whole thing?
Because it's important that you know the condition of your home. It is your only home, our only home.

A weekend read...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint, Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: abstract realism, all you need is less, climate art, climate crisis, climate emergency, degrowth, earth crisis, Environmental art, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less is more, Nature’s Soul, save the earth, save the oceans, save the planet, Surrealism, Surrealistic expressionism, Surrealistic photography, system change

August 7, 2024 — 2 Comments

Colorful Sunset

What color is the sea? Blue, gray, brown?

None of those. The sea has the color of the sky, of the sun, of the clouds. The oceans are the soul of the earth and reflect the mood of everything that uses them as a mirror.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 18, 2024 — 4 Comments

Symbiosis (3)

Symbiosis

Drowned forests
Nurturing seaweed
Symbiosis

Commissioned by a poet for the cover of her new book of poetry, I created two new versions of the work Symbiosis. Herewith the second: a shoal of fish swims through a kelp forest.

In addition, I added an insightful quote from Charles Darwin and a link to an article on kelp farming.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

June 14, 2024 — No Comments

Symbiosis (2)

Symbiosis

Drowned forests
Nurturing seaweed
Symbiosis

Commissioned by a poet for the cover of her new book of poetry, I created two new versions of the work Symbiosis. Herewith the first...

In addition, I added an interesting development on kelp farming.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

June 13, 2024 — 2 Comments

Travelers

Dark sounds fill the void
A strong back breaks the waves
Travelers of the deep

But do humans never succeed in saving a species from extinction?
Of course they do, and the humpback whale is a good example.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

June 12, 2024 — 2 Comments

Blooming Forest

Bright sunlight dances
Coral reefs breathe new colors
Old forests in bloom

Would coral reefs stand a chance in the future, protected by drowned temperate rain forests in warmed waters in now too cold areas?

Their condition has never been worse…

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: blooming coral reefs, blooming forests, blooming oceans, climate action, climate crisis, climate emergency, coral, coral reef, drowned earth, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, modern art, Nature’s Soul, ocean, save the oceans, Surrealism, Surrealistic expressionism, Surrealistic impressionism, Surrealistic photography

June 11, 2024 — No Comments

The Other World

You ask me why I live
alone in the mangrove forest,
at the edge of the infinite sea.
I smile, I am silent
until even my soul grows quiet:
it lives in the other world,
one that no one owns.
The trees bloom.
The waves keep coming.

Mangroves, just as seagrass beds and coral reefs, keep coastal zones healthy. Mangroves provide essential habitat for thousands of species. They also stabilize shorelines, preventing erosion and protecting the land — and the people who live there — from waves and storms.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: climate action, climate crisis, climate emergency, drowned earth, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, mangals, mangrove, mangrove forest, mangrove swamps, modern art, Nature’s Soul, ocean, save the oceans, Surrealism, Surrealistic expressionism, Surrealistic impressionism, Surrealistic photography, wetlands

June 10, 2024 — No Comments

Symbiosis

Drowned forests
Nurturing seaweed
Symbiosis

Kelp forests are dense areas of kelp growth that occur near coastal waters. Kelps are ‘primary producers’ that modify the environment to create suitable habitat for a great diversity of species. Therefore they are known as foundational species.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

June 7, 2024 — 2 Comments

Bloom

Pulsating blue
float gently between the trees
forest in bloom

I show you how I see the earth from, let's say, a few centuries from now. An amalgamation of the forests and the oceans. With hopefully in the distant future a rich ecosystem that has managed to adapt to the new conditions.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

May 7, 2024 — 2 Comments

Sighing Waves

Did you know that oceans and seas are so polluted with PFAS (forever chemicals), plastics, pesticides and other poisons that you cannot breathe clean air on any coast?

Nowhere.

The “spray” from the waves is seriously polluted... Add to that the incalculable amount of crap in the air everywhere on earth....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint, Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: dark, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less consuming, light, ocean, reduce your eco footprint, reduce your ecological footprint, save the oceans, Seascape, sighing waves, Surrealism, Surrealistic art, Surrealistic impressionism

August 2, 2023 — No Comments

Earth Cries

Jacob Berghoef's "Earth Cries" combines art and poetry, expressing grief over Earth Overshoot Day 2023. The work highlights the toxic, irreversible damage we've caused, living off the earth's credit without a way to repay. It's a wake-up call to consider our incessant consumption and its grave, lasting impacts on the planet.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul