To Bough and To Bend, is a group show inspired by human relationships with trees. At Bridge Projects LA. 2020
BJM collaborated with artist Nathan Weick to make two works in response to recent wildfires caused by human impact on the natural environment in California and across the globe.
Paradise Aluminum (Melted aluminum from Paradise, CA)
A local Paradise resident worked with the artists to source found material from a salvage yard. These aluminum forms were made when the metal of cars heated by the Paradise fire to 1200 degrees melted into puddles. In 2018, the Camp Fire burned across 153,000 acres for more than two weeks and killed 85 people.
The Carr Fire burned 230,000 acres in Shasta and Trinity Counties on Shasta Indian Nation land. Some of the primary species burned were: Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, White Fir and Incense Cedar. Much of the fire area was considered California Spotted Owl Critical Habitat. In this piece Miller and Weick continue to collaborate on work that memorializes landscapes transformed by human impact. The artists believe stewardship and reverence for the more than human world is crucial for all life to flourish.
Shasta Wreath, 2020, organic materials obtained in collaboration with a Bureau of Land Management Forester, 100 inches diameter, wreath, 100 inches diameter, ash circle
