Exhibition: Ruth Morgan and Requiem: The Remains of the Day

Artist Statement: "I first went to Greenville after the Dixie Fire in November 2021 with the intention of photographing and interviewing people who had been displaced by the catastrophic fire. I drove 20 miles over the mountains on CA 89 from Quincy and down several miles until I came upon the actual site of Greenville and saw the almost unimaginable devastation of the fire. I was mesmerized by the charred and twisted images of the once-thriving community and began to document the impact of the fire on the landscape. The complete absence of the nearly 1000 residents in the midst of what remained of the charred remains of their personal possessions strangely evoked their presence. The result was the exhibit Requiem: The Remains of the Day.”