Eclipse 2024
eclipse sound
Sarah Kraning is an abstract artist with synesthesia, a Re:wild Ambassador, and a talent who has graciously offered to donate 1,000 limited edition prints of a piece she created during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
These high-quality prints (16” x 12” landscape; the original will be 4' x 5') are available to Re:wild supporters who make gifts of $125 or more. The first 50 prints will be signed and numbered by Sarah, and include a handwritten note.
What Your Gift Supports
With a global network of more than 500 partners in 86 countries, Re:wild is driving the conservation of 450 million acres of wild places, protecting thousands of species, and equipping our Earth’s Guardians to be effective stewards of our shared home.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Who is Sarah Kraning?
Sarah Kraning is an abstract artist with synesthesia. Her art is inspired by the colors, textures, and movement that she experiences when she hears sound. Captivating a global audience through her vibrant social media presence and unique art pieces, Sarah has performed internationally to bring music to living color. Her art and story have been featured by the Guggenheim Museum, Wired Magazine, the Beatles Museum, and TEDx.
What happens to wildlife during an eclipse?
A total solar eclipse is the moment when the moon passes directly between the sun and the Earth, covering the face of the sun. It is a time when day becomes night, and the wild answers the call of the moon.
Nocturnal animals come out of their sleeping places. Bats explore out for food. Crickets chirp. Frogs and toads croak. Wolves might howl. Nighthawks and owls prowl the skies. Mice and foxes leave their dens.
Diurnal animals sleep. Bees and ants and butterflies stop to rest. Lizards and snakes seek cover beneath rocks.
Twilight creatures like moose and opossums search for their next meal.
Spiders break down their webs. Fish become more active in their watery cradles.
While all of this is happening, plants lose 10-20% of their usual photosynthesis. Leaves droop, the flow of sap slows, buds start to close.
ACT:NOW FOR SWIFT PARROTS
The colorful Swift Parrots of Australia are threatened by native forest logging operations encroaching upon their nesting grounds in Tasmania. With only around 750 Swift Parrots left, the destruction of their primary breeding sites in eastern Tasmania is pushing them to the brink of extinction.
What do the sounds of deforestation look like?
“The sounds of the chainsaw appear as harsh black, gray, and silver. The beautiful multi-pitched calls of the Swift Parrot are all elements of color in the piece. To me, the visuals of this sound almost appear as color trying to escape from a cage.”
- Sarah Kraning
Watch as Sarah paints the devastating sounds of the Critically Endangered Swift Parrot fleeing chainsaws, and sign the petition to push the Australian government to end native forest logging across mainland Australia and Tasmania.
