Aftermath The Griffith Park Fire Photographs by Colin Remas Brown drkrm gallery May 8, 2007 over eight hundred acres of the nation's largest urban park burned out of control. Two days later Colin Remas Brown entered the park. He was completly unprepaired for w at he wouldrkrm gallery May 3-18, 2008 drkrm gallery darkrooallery 2121 N. SarnandoRoad #3 Ls Angeles CA 90065 323-223-6867 Hours Tues-Sat 11am-5pm drkrmcgallery@gmail.com darkroom
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Opening Reception Saturday, May 3rd, 7-10 pm On May 8, 2007
a major wildfire broke out in Griffith Park and, over the course of
that afternoon and evening, spread rapidly. Before containment, the
fire consumed over 800 acres of the 4,200-acre park. Just days after
the fire, photographer Colin Remas Brown documented its effects. Where
he expected to find only scorched trees and hills, he discovered instead
the true victims of the blaze: the native wildlife. During the fire,
worries about damage to our neighbor’s homes and the possible
destruction of such landmarks as the Griffith Observatory trumped
all other concerns. Who wondered if the reptiles went deep enough
into the dry, parched ground to survive? How far do you think the
squirrels, coyote and deer got? How many birds flew off in the middle
of the night? Brown’s
photographs unveil the incalculable losses suffered from a wildfire
and what we stand to lose in a future disaster. These photos fascinate
and enlighten. They also repel, shock and sadden, for they expose
a pitiful and grotesque tragedy, one that would have remained invisible
had Brown not ventured into the park that day. But life does go on.
“The last day I was there,” says Brown, “there were
green sprouts pushing through the blackened soil everywhere.”
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COLIN
REMAS BROWN Griffith Park May 2007
