Spotlight: "Down the Road"
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Spotlight library: Is More Than, Interconnected, Rivers in the Sky, The Cost of Soft, AR 4, The Coastal Zone, Time and Tide, Frame of Consequence
"Down the Road"
While driving Hwy 138 through south-central Oregon, the road was closely bordered on either side by dense green forest. Then, around one bend we were confronted head-on by the burn scar - acres of scorched trees from the 2020 fire season. It was literally breath-taking.
The two images collaged together here were taken just a few hours down the road from each other.
I tore holes in the healthy forest and scorched the edges, revealing the burn scar beneath.
One piece was completely torn off and stitched back on - as if we dangle at the precipice.