– Site-Specific Installations
I created a series of six wildfire shelters for small animals as survival architecture during an artist residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute. Each of the six units are 33″ x 33″ x 17″ and may be arranged in various groupings and configurations to best respond to specific-sites. Like the portable wildfire shelters, these are sculptural objects that call to mind the increased occurrences of fires resulting from climate change.
The following photographs document temporary site-specific installations I carried out in Santa Fe’s National Forest. Where just last year the Hermit’s Creek and Calf Canyon Fires merged to become New Mexico’s largest wildfire in recorded history, burning over 340 000 acres.
Wildfire Shelters for Small Animals, 35.66754°N, 105.43550°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Wildfire Shelters for Small Animals, 35.67597°N, 105.43151°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Wildfire Shelters for Small Animals, 35.65547°N, 105.42968°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Wildfire Shelters for Small Animals, 35.66996°N, 105.43760°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
