From Ashes to Life: The Fireborn Fungus

Photography, 2023-2025
Santiago, N.L. México

In 2022, there was a wildfire in Santiago, N.L., Mexico. Fortunately, it didn’t completely devastate the area, but it did leave several trees burned, which eventually fell. It wasn’t until November 2023 that, from a distance, I saw a nearly fluorescent orange spot that led me to discover this rare and vibrant fungus growing on the charred remains of a tree.

As a visual artist, I almost always search in my imagination for the stories I want to tell, but this time nature surprised me with its own.

When everything is destroyed, all that’s left is to rise and transform. Ecosystems struggle to recover, yet in their wake, they create space for something new to emerge. Who knows, maybe this fungus appeared just to remind me of that.

Thanks, Mother Nature, you’re crazy.

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