Under A Changing Sky: How a Forest is Remembered is a series of large scaled portraits of Montana’s wildfire scarred forests made through direct engagement with burned trees. The charred remains of trees in forests devastated by extreme wildfires due to climate change, serve as the conceptual and material foundation for Under A Changing Sky. Through this project, I seek to capture their presence in death and honor their existence, while examining the broader ecological and existential narratives they embody. This portrait series serves as both a lament and gesture of atonement for these once-living indispensable members of the forest.