Pyrolysis (2024)

video, 3 minutes

In 2020, Bonny Doon Natural Preserve was destroyed due to a wildfire that erupted in the Santa Cruz Mountains (California). By superimposing stop motion animation on rear-projected footage shot on location, the film develops a poetic exploration of the phenomenon of wildfire and its role in creating new life. This piece is very personal to the artist, who had to evacuate her home due to the same wildfire and is now exploring her trauma and memories through the materiality of wool.