Sarah Hogan, Fire Follower (ART & CONCEPTUAL 2025)

Some plants, known as "fire followers," rely on the smoke from bushfires to trigger their seeds to germinate, a miraculous survival strategy that transforms destruction into new life. Amid the charred remains, life rises again, a poignant reminder that even in destruction, new beginnings emerge from the ashes—fragile, yet filled with promise.

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