For millions of years, all humans, from the early age and modern alike, had to find their means of subsistence. It was just in the past 12,000 years that our species, Homo sapiens, found they could control the growth and breeding of certain plants and animals. This discovery led to farming and herding animals, transforming Earth's natural landscapes—first locally, then globally. As humans invested more time transforming and producing food, they settled down. Villages became towns, and towns became cities. With more food available, the human population began to increase. Scientific research shows that the period of human evolution has been one of the most volatile eras of environmental change in our planet's history. These changes are attributable to Human Behaviour and Human Lifestyle. Humans created an anthropocentric worldview - the view that human beings are at the centre of the universe.
Never before, especially in such a short time, has Humanity's impact on the planet and society's values faced the most significant bulk of environmental and Human values crisis. But if we do not ensure Earth remains a liveable world for all, a crisis we can already capably address is the point of aiming for the stars? We may want to produce oxygen to breathe on Mars and grow salads to eat on the moon, but Earth does all these things for us.

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About

Born in Angola in 1958, Fernando Matoso lived and worked across Africa and Europe. From a young age, Fernando travelled and lived between two persons, two friends, two schools, two points, two houses, two cities, or two countries and two continents. He attended an art school, but after three weeks, he gave up! No art education! Nature was his education and playground, and God was the Teacher and Mentor. He learned to listen to his inner voice, observe Nature's cycles and behaviours, and let Him educate his mind and mould his heart. During his first years of Creativity, he was critical and angry about society and Humanity's values—his constant need to break away from all the chains, ignoring links with history or art labels. A consistent looking-through is my perspective! This fast, unpredictable, nomad and fluid living shaped his vision and artistic expression as a plastic artist, designer, and photographer, naturally leading him to use different art mediums.