Earth to Earth: Art Inspired By Nature's Design

by Martin Hill

My photographs are made with the same sunlight that powers all the earth's living systems. --Martin Hill

* Reminiscent of the internationally best-selling Earth from Above , Martin Hill's Earth to Earth transforms the beauty of everyday items found in nature and elevates them to ecological art.

Ecology is a science that is entering its renaissance as issues of global warming, greenhouse emissions, and ozone depletion make their way from scientific debates and newspaper headlines to family breakfast tables. Environmental photographer Martin Hill and project collaborator Philippa Jones visit remote locations around the globe to create a stunning array of evocative photographs that represent a visual circle of life promoting ecological sustainability and responsibility.

In addition to an eloquent introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary, ecologically minded quotes and facts appear throughout the

* Each day more solar energy falls to the earth than the total amount of energy the planet's six billion inhabitants would consume in 25 years.

* What use is a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?

In Earth to Earth Hill presents more than 70 transcendent four-color photographs that capture images of natural items found in nature, which he then transforms into exquisitely intricate sculptural masterpieces. Prior to leaving each location--whether at the top of a snow-covered mountain or on the sand-blown shores of a windy beach--Hill ensures that each site is left exactly as it was found.

Genres: Art

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 14, 2007

Reviews

[MKF · Rating 1 out of 5]

The one star was suppose to just be because the wording in the ebook version was messed up. But after reading it I still would of given it one star. The photographer makes shapes from natural items like rocks, shells, and leaves but seems to prefer just making circles. So page after page is a circle made on rocks, water, and other bases. I'm sorry but anybody can make circles and photograph them so how he became well known enough for a book contract confuses me. The rest of the book is quotes and essays about the Earth in order to sternly remind us how we are destroying it and need to change things to save it. So now we know you too can write a book just take a bunch of photos mainly of circles and add environmental messages and ta da.

[Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Martin Hill is an extraordinary artist and photographer. He creates art in the natural world from natural elements (rocks, sand, leaves, twigs, mussel shells, etc.) and takes gorgeous photographs. It is art that will make you smile and be amazed.

I do have one small criticism of this book: the text is nearly unreadable. It is printed in light-grey on glossy paper, and without perfect lighting it is very difficult to read. As a result I only skimmed the half-dozen or so essays included in the book. So I guess my recommendation would be to read this book only in a sunlit space.

[D · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just an okay book.

Writing is too light to easily be read. Picture descriptions should be placed with the photographs, not at the end of the book and should include where the sculptures were located. I found myself flipping to the back of the book for every picture to read it's description.

Two stars instead of 1 because a couple of the reflection sculptures were artistically cool. I truly hope the author removed the creations that were not in imminent danger of being ruined by nature.

Now... find natural circles in nature instead of creating them.

[Michael Heath-Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book on outside artworks from nature, photographed before they fall apart.