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Wildfire/Wildflower
Silver Gelatin Mordançage Prints • 2023
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California is at the precipice of a climate disaster, bookmarked by intense rains on one end and raging wildfires on the other - these prints convey the urgency of this environmental crisis, as both native and non-native species are born and then burned in a vicious cycle. In the foreground of these prints, both native California Poppies and non-native Eucalyptus are shrouded in shimmering white, almost ghost-like in their appearance. The background is a smoky red-brown, resembling the intense heat of the wildfires that have ravaged the state in the recent past and those that will certainly arrive in years to come. This collection serves as a reminder and a warning against the worsening of these catastrophic natural disasters that will make California increasingly inhospitable to all species in years to come.