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Ana Juan
The Night Eater
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There is a continuous absence of light and warmth from the sun, and the planet gets colder. For this reason I have used blue and purple as the main colors, for they lend a feeling of emptiness and coldness to the scene. The never-ending night makes the trees lose their leaves, the flowers fade, and the children wear heavy clothing. It is too cold to play outside with a ball anymore.

At the bottom of the picture, we see homes with all their windows lit. By morning, electricity is necessary all the time, and the energy consumption is very high. It is very cold without the sun, and heaters have to be on most of the time. Smoke from the chimneys pollutes the environment. Sadness has overtaken the world, and if sunlight does not come back soon, life on earth will disappear.

La ausencia continuada de la luz y el calor del sol hace que el planeta se enfríe, por eso los colores principales que he utilizado son azules y violetas. Estos tonos, cuando los contemplamos, dan sensación de frío. La eterna noche ha hecho que los árboles pierdan sus hojas, que las flores se mustien marchiten y que los niños tengan que jugar tan abrigados que darle a la pelota es casi imposible. Al fondo, vemos los hogares con ventanas iluminadas.

La luz eléctrica es necesaria a todas horas y el consumo de electricidad es muy elevado. El frío también hace que haya que tener encendida la calefacción, por eso sale tanto humo por las chimeneas contaminando el aire del planeta. La tristeza se ha apoderado del mundo y si la luz del sol no vuelve, la vida desaparecerá poco a poco.


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