0002 After The Burn

In 2021, the Horne Fire on Isle Royale’s northeastern end burned approximately 335 acres, becoming the third largest wildfire in recorded Isle Royale history. Over the course of three years, artist Matt Kania investigated this fire-impacted landscape through the lens of creativity. The result of Kania's exploration was After the Burn: Beauty and Renewal on Isle Royale – 24 plein air and 7 studio oil paintings and drawings documenting the visual scars of the Horne Fire and the subsequent process of vegetative renewal.