NEXT LA: Santa Monica Mountains

In Santa Monica Mountains, apocalyptic images of the wildfires ripping through the Santa Monica Mountains in recent years eventually yield to the mesmerizing color field of an abstract post-human landscape. Ghostly images of the city grid and highway imprints ebb and flow within this scene, which sprouts palm trees and fighter jets across its molten topography.

Alice Bucknell, Santa Monica Mountains, 0:30 runtime, single-channel full-HD video file, 2023.