Prophecy grew out of my experience of the forest fires that have affected British Columbia over the past twenty years. Twice, I have helped move my sister and her belongings out of danger. Those experiences made the threat deeply personal—the urgency of leaving, the uncertainty of what might remain, and the vulnerability of places we call home.
Carved from red Utah alabaster, the sun appears veiled by smoke and clouds above a black jade mountain. The dark mountain represents the burnt forest and landscape, while the warm colour of the alabaster recalls a sun whose familiar light has been transformed by smoke.
Through these contrasting materials, I wanted to give form to both the beauty and the unease of that altered landscape. The title Prophecy invites reflection on what these fires may foretell, and on our relationship with the forests and communities we stand to lose.
