Clare Peters, Out of the Ashes (detail), 2020, kiln formed glass, 22ct gold, charred leaves, timber

This is a story of hope and of promise. The blackened leaves which fell from the sky, now preserved in time as a memory of an event that will forever shape our future. Each one, a story of lives changed, lost and shattered - the ravages of a hungry blaze, the result of a planet in pain. The tiny green flecks embedded as a reminder that with death and destruction comes new life for a ravaged land. With a new perspective comes the hope of a better future.

Image courtesy Greg Piper