Statement:

I am fortunate enough to witness two worlds in my country: the continual game of monopoly within the urban sprawl of Sydney and the often forgotten rural hearts and souls. This image reflects a macro perspective of the inevitable devastation of our bushfire season. Being located within the city of Sydney during the 2019–2020 fire season, I noticed a disconnection between people around me and what was happening only a couple of hours’ drive west. This alarmed me, as I was viewing updates hourly for months while the majority were not concerned.

The image considers scale and perspective by examining the smallest fragment of a much larger event. We could see the fires from space and feel the ash in New Zealand, but my image considers the inverse of this by examining the slightest fragment of the big picture. It is important to acknowledge the close connection between cities and the bush and the world's interconnectedness of ecosystems. To think that this is just one handful of ash and one small town upon thousands.

The gesture in the image is a transactional exchange of what we have offered and what the natural world offered in return - 45 million acres of flaming earth.

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