Sharon Springer, Black Silence (LANDSCAPE 2026)

In the aftermath of catastrophic bushfires near Corinna, Tasmania, a fallen tree lies scorched and contorted, its form unmistakably hand-like. Reaching outward from the burnt forest floor, it becomes a symbol of a landscape in distress — a silent cry from a temperate rainforest where more than 100,000 hectares were lost to lightning-driven fire. It embodies the quiet aftermath of loss — a moment where the land itself seems to ask to be seen, remembered, and protected.

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