Fighting Wildfires

Description

Every year in the United States, wildland firefighters face conditions that are becoming increasingly extreme as climate change extends fire seasons, dries out landscapes, and pushes fire behavior beyond the boundaries of historical models.

Fighting Wildfires is a dedication. Created in April 2021, this charcoal artwork honors the thousands of men and women who walk toward the fire so others can move away from it. Their labor is physical, dangerous, and essential, and it is made more dangerous every year by the warming temperatures and drought conditions that feed the flames.

Abhijeet Shrivastava renders the human form against fire’s consuming presence. The charcoal medium carries its own resonance here: carbon, the element that drives both combustion and climate change, is also the material used to document the people confronting its consequences.

Fighting Wildfires is both memorial and argument. It insists that the human cost of climate change be seen, honored, and responded to.

Frequently Asked Questions

What inspired Fighting Wildfires?

The artwork was created in April 2021 as a dedication to wildland firefighters across the United States, whose work becomes more dangerous each year as climate change extends fire seasons and intensifies fire behavior.

What medium is used?

Fighting Wildfires is a charcoal artwork on paper. The use of carbon-based charcoal to depict the effects of carbon-driven climate change is a deliberate material choice in The Carbon Art’s practice.

Is this suitable for a public safety, government, or corporate environment?

Yes. Fighting Wildfires speaks to organizations engaged with climate risk, infrastructure, public safety, and ESG commitments. It is a powerful addition to any space that acknowledges the human face of climate response.

What is included with the purchase?

The purchase includes the original charcoal artwork, a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist, and professional packaging.

Who is the artist?

Abhijeet Shrivastava is the founder of The Carbon Art, with 13 years of practice, a Columbia University GSAPP degree, and recognition for climate art from the White House.