Frozen Fire
This work examines post-wildfire landscapes as sites of ecological and philosophical transformation. Bridging Korean landscape aesthetics with embodied experience in the Canadian Rockies, it considers resilience not as recovery, but as an ongoing process of becoming.
Exploring the paradox of renewal and resilience by weaving Eastern aesthetics into the charred silence of the Canadian Rockies’ wildfire-scarred landscapes.
Captivated by the Canadian Rockies, I document the “paradox of destruction and renewal” found in landscapes scarred by wildfire. My work bridges the charred silence of the forest with Eastern aesthetics, focusing on the resilient emergence of life—such as fireweed—that transforms ruins into a foundation for rebirth. Ultimately, this series serves as a meditation on nature’s quiet defiance, reflecting our own capacity to endure and adapt in the face of profound change.
