During the months of quarantine, I sought sanctity in the small garden in front of my home. Daily I would spend time tending, singing, and talking with my beautiful plants. Towards the end of the summer, Colorado had some of the worst wildfires. Instead of breathing in the calm, clean mountain air, I was greeted with smoke and tears. The toxin-filled sky created a microwave effect that intensified the heat of the summer sun choking the life out of my flowers. They were slowly withering away, and I could do little to stop it.
Connection to the Joyous, 10-minute Daily Encounters I received from my Garden is an interactive collaboration between the viewer and the images. The seven unfixed lumen prints are safe to view under red light, while white light shows all the beauty but deteriorates the images.
