Pyrometric: Earth and Ash in the Anthropocene

In Pyrometric, smoldering political anxieties and the unavoidable consequences of global warming call up culturally seared memories of horror and the resilience of the survivors. Clay, ash, and Phos-Chek flame retardant witness how fire produces the emotional residue of materials and people. Vital materials expand the scope of their own artistic agencies, even as human activity changes Earth on a geologic scale. –Artist statement