A printmaker's paean to moths - in pictures

British printmaker Sarah Gillespie was drawn to moths because they're "overlooked and underloved". Then she found out they're in catastrophic decline: 50-60 species have become extinct in the past 80 years. So Gillespie has created a series of mezzotints, on show now at Castle Howard in Yorkshire, to highlight their existential plight. "We have done enormous damage to those we share the Earth with. The work of the artist is to pay attention - to refuse not to notice." Continue reading...