This selection of works grew out of following one event amidst so many in this Anthropocene age. In 2019 catastrophic fires ripped across Kangaroo Island (a geological Noah’s Ark so it is said). While bush fires are a regular occurrence in Australia, extreme drought, heat and wind set the stage for an unprecedented crisis. Seeing the natural response in nature to crisis ie epicormic growth the question seems to hang in the air.
SUSAN FARQUHAR 