Kellette Elliott

Kellette Elliott (Oregon, USA)

Oregon Wildfires, 2020

collage

13 x 8 inches

I am struck by the relationship between art and science. I captured this photo during the Oregon Wildfires of 2020 in my front yard. I carefully waited to see when we would be evacuated, as the fires were only 15 minutes away. We caused this. Humans caused this to happen. I created this collage as a memory of that fearful moment; the woman representing me looking at the sky as both devastating and beautiful at the same time.