Wildfire
© 2024 Leslie Hossack
“Wildfire” is a three-dimensional piece in Leslie Hossack’s Earth, Air, Fire and Water Collection, part of her new series INFERNO.
Consisting of both sculptures and two-dimensional works, INFERNO exposes objectively measurable aspects of climate change such as unprecedented wildfires, disappearing glaciers, melting polar ice, hazardous air quality, scorching temperatures and rising sea levels. These abstract works are accurate representations of scientific records.
“Each one of my constructions is inspired by recent events and informed by current research. INFERNO is data driven. Statistics, graphs and other visual representations of our world have always fascinated me. In the summer of 2023, as hazardous smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed cities across the nation and around the world, I felt compelled to respond through my art. When art and science work together, better solutions will be found sooner. I hope this collection Earth, Air, Fire and Water will cause us to carefully consider the catastrophic calamities related to climate change.”
“Wildfire” is fabricated from 25 separate pieces, each of a different height. These represent the area burned by wildfires in Canada during the worst 25 years of the last 40, as of 2023. The highest bar represents 2023, when wildfires burned more than double the area of any year since 1983.
Acrylic Sculpture
15 ¼ x 5 x 5 in.
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