“I like to think of the winter season as a time for the land itself to rest. Zero human activity, the silence of falling snow in one of the most remote places on earth is enchanting and reflective. In that space, there's hope of discovering a healing element that a landscape at rest is pristine and peaceful - it inspires promise.”

-Tuck Fauntleroy

Tayloe Piggott Gallery is pleased to present Burn, a new series of large-scale photographs by artist Tuck Fauntleroy, on view from September 9th through October 16th, 2022, running in congruency to Yellowstone National Park’s 150th anniversary. This new body of work focuses on the wildfire burn regions in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Fauntleroy’s new series visually displaces the viewer in a similar way to his previous Waterline series (released in 2018) and Elements series (released in 2020). Burn similarly showcases the artist’s scrupulous ability to play between negative and positive space, yet this time, Fauntleroy focuses on the elegant lines and forms created by a landscape scarred by flame.

Taken over the course of three winters, the series is a mixture of aerial and ground shots of the regions of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park that have been drastically changed by wildfires over the past four decades. As with his previous work, Fauntleroy took many of the photos from the open windows of single-engine planes he chartered to fly over the areas, while other shots were taken by hiking into remote areas of the parks in different phases of the harsh Wyoming winters. The stark contrast of charred, disfigured trees against soft, untouched snow or serene waters makes for photos that are as peaceful as they are compelling. The silence of these remote, charred spaces is palpable in these works.