A tree that has grown for decades is transformed into a material that serves a purpose, is worked, reshaped, and ultimately forgotten. This cycle of life and death serves as a reminder of the transience that accompanies all things, living and non-living alike. When the landscape burns, it appears to die—but it is precisely in this loss that new life is born. Burn sites are thus not only a symbol of ruin, but also a metaphor for renewal, a memory, and a hope. It is in this spirit that I create my objects inspired by trees burned in a forest fire, which explore the themes of transformation, recycling, and rebirth in both environmental and social contexts.

I create them from the waste of cultural institutions—from discarded wooden panels and structures that would otherwise end up in a landfill or in a fire. Through this act, I capture the moment of “rescue” and give the material new life. The visual style of the objects, including drawings reminiscent of textureless 3D models, refers to processed trees stripped of their bark, which become mere material. Through these layers, I attempt to make visible the silent power of transformation—in the landscape and in society, in the material and in our perception.

Wooden objects