Chinese incense, also known as “joss sticks”, are burnt in ceremonial rituals where the rising smoke is used to communicate prayers and blessings between the living and the dead.

I used joss sticks to burn into the paper as a tribute to Tasmania’s Mountain Ash, the world’s tallest flowering plant. 17 of the largest trees have already been destroyed by fire between 2003 and 2019.

My prayer is that we are able to make the necessary changes, so that these elders can overcome the current climate emergency.