Survival Architecture

– Portable Wildfire Shelters

I created a series of portable wildfire shelters during a recent artist residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute. The following photographs document temporary site-specific installations I carried out in the Santa Fe National Forest, where, one year earlier, the Calf Canyon & Hermits Peak Fire burned over 340 000 Acres.

Portable Wildfire Shelter, 35.70672°N, 105.40667°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelter, Katie Kehoe, Survival Architecture, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelter, 35.65695°N, 105.30294°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelter, Katie Kehoe, Survival Architecture, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelter, 35.70642°N, 105.40669°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelter, 35.63802°N, 105.42588°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelter, Katie Kehoe, Survival Architecture
Portable Wildfire Shelter, 35.65350°N, 105.42818°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)

Larger Installations

Portable Wildfire Shelters, Katie Kehoe, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelters, 35.65354°N, 105.42800°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelters, Katie Kehoe, Survival Architecture, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelters, 35.65349°N, 105.42825°W, 1, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelters, Katie Kehoe, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelters, 35.65349°N, 105.42825°W, 2, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelters, Katie Kehoe, Survival Architecture, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelters, 35.65351°N, 105.42821°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelters, Katie Kehoe, Survival Architecture, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelters, 35.63812°N, 105.42593°W, 1, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelters, Katie Kehoe, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelters, 35.63812°N, 105.42593°W, 2, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)
Portable Wildfire Shelters, Katie Kehoe, site-specific installation
Portable Wildfire Shelters, 35.63802°N, 105.42588°W, Santa Fe National Forest, NM (2023)