EARTH WEEK: Ana Maria Guerra: Future Fossils

EARTH WEEK: Ana Maria Guerra: Future Fossils by Michael O. SnyderApril 16, 2025

©Ana Maria Guerra: Future Fossils

Each year during Earth Week I curate a collection of photographic projects from artists who are working to make the often-invisible nature of the global climate and the ecological crisis more visible using conceptual, lens-based art techniques. The arts – and the visual arts in particular – have a unique capacity to confront audiences with uncomfortable truths, provoke meaningful discussion, foster empathy, and inspire individuals to take action on today’s most pressing issues. These bodies of work are linked by this thematic lens: making the often-invisible nature of the global climate and the ecological crisis more visible using conceptual, lens-based art techniques.

Today, we’re looking at Ana María Guerra‘s project, Future Fossils. Future Fossils is a multidisciplinary project that includes sculpture, photography and 3D. It examines how geologists and biologists are using 3D tools in the preservation of corals. The work questions the use of technology to tackle environmental degradation in a capitalist system. There is a terrific interview with the artist on the British Journal of Photography.

Ana María Guerra’s research and work focus on interdisciplinary collaborations between art and science to raise awareness of human impact on other species and the environment. She completed a master’s degree in fine art photography at the University of the Arts London. To date, Ana María has exhibited in England, China, and the United States; and has had her work published on media platforms specializing in new trends in contemporary art.

Instagram: @ana.maria.guerra