Catania, Italy. A wildfire burns under a bright summer sky, smoke moving across the frame until the scene begins to disappear. The image holds the helplessness of standing still as the fire advances. What appears to be a landscape is also a work about perception, vision loss, and the veil that shapes how I see the world.

Viewers are invited to take a square from the surface and carry it away. As each square is removed, descriptive alt text is revealed underneath, bringing accessibility and image into direct contact. The work changes piece by piece, echoing how sight can be lost in fragments. In return, viewers leave behind a memory, word, or feeling in a jar beside the work. What remains is a record of loss, participation, and exchange.

Attached is a time-lapse video of "Flames of Catania" being created during the opening of Doug Winter's 2023 NEA solo Exhibition.