‘Stanley Park Fire Hydrant Study #2’-2017, 45″x 72″

This world-famous tourist attraction has its own fire suppression system and it needs it. Many people continue to smoke in the forest, which is usually fairly wet but in recent years has been drying out, particularly last El Nino summer. I was struck by the incongruity of hydrants in forests. But being a park with very high traffic, in the middle of the city; it must be protected as much as possible. It’s a collision point between Nature and our own world.. but in this case, the only responsible path.