Women's The Anguish is Real
The name Kiapana is derived from the Sumerian words Kia for Earth and Pana for Face.
In July, 2006 Artist and Photographer Curtis Hooper was taking pictures from a helicopter over the tar sands of northern Alberta. He captured the scale of the environmental destruction with his camera.From a distance, and right at the boundary of the devastation, he spied what he thought looked like a face emerging from the tire tracks left behind by heavy haulers and other trucks. He instructed the pilot to get a closer look: And then there it was — Kiapana. The perfectly proportioned and shrouded figure appears in anguish.
Kiapana is a powerful image. It is both an image of anguish and a symbol of hope. By displaying Kiapana you are saying that you are aware and that you care. You are saying that you recognize that we cannot continue to exploit the Earth unsustainably. You are saying that it's time for reflection upon the impact we are having on Earth. And its time for each and every one of us to make difference.
At Kiapana, we lead by example. Our goal is to donate twenty percent of gross revenues to non-governmental organizations working on sustainability initiatives and the preservation of natural habitats.
