FIRE SHADOWS
Sand drawing
2008
100m x 100m
Fire Shadows were created on Kangaroo Island, South Australia right after the catastrophic bush fires of 2008.
“This artwork was created spontaneously in response to the devastation of the landscape we encountered. The sandy road we drove on was a demarcation line between a green lush bush untouched by the fire, and the forest of the black, ghostly skeletons of the native plants. The charred land seemed frozen in time, lifeless, eerie and shadow-less. The moment the sun came out, the landscape became alive with shadows. Each of us instinctively scooped up sand off the road and silently traced the moving shadows across the ground. The patterns of white sand created a striking contrast against the scorched earth.
Creating the work was unplanned, unexpected and driven entirely by an emotive response to the landscape."
Fire Shadows was a collaborative work between Agnieszka Woznicka, Tom Mirams and Peter Walker.