The Fire Within: travelling installation
The power and value of wildfire
The Fire Within was designed to be adaptable to many spaces and has been displayed in schools, churches, universities and art spaces.
12 panels, each 12x87”, can arranged standing upright with cleverly designed easel backs (thank you, John Annesley) or can be hung in a configuration that suits the space.
The California environment relies on seasonal fires for a renewed, fertilized and rebalanced ecosystem. The piece is a recognition of the crucial life-sustaining role of fire in nature. It is also a metaphor for the hope of our own inner transformation, getting rid of what is a hinderance, to give oneself to and be filled with love. Like a wildfire, this spiritual fire is seen as regenerative, a cleansing fire and a reclaiming fire.
Palo Alto, California: Stanford Memorial Church, All Saints, Castilleja School, Stanford Hillel, Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute in Encina Commons, First Congregational, First Lutheran, First Presbyterian.
Other California cities: University of San Francisco Thacher Gallery, Christ Church Los Altos, Grace Cathedral San Francisco, All Saints Los Angeles, St. Bedes Menlo Park.