Four sunsets, 2021
Single-channel video, 16x9, color
Stereo sound
20:00
Synopsis
Four views of sunset over Whitney Canyon, Newhall, California, during clear conditions July 8-9, 2020, and choked by wildfire smoke September 11-12, 2020.
The Soledad Fire burned 1500 acres in Agua Dulce, fifteen miles to the northeast of this location, July 5 to 6, 2020.
The Elsmere Fire burned 200 acres at this location, stripping it of most of its vegetation, August 3 to 5, 2020.
The Lake Fire burned 34,000 acres near Lake Hughes, thirty miles to the north of this location, August 12 to September 28, 2020.
The Bobcat Fire burned 116,000 acres of the Angeles Forest, forty miles to the southeast of this location, September 6 to December 18, 2020.
Temperatures at this location, just south of Santa Clarita, peaked at 113°F/45°C on September 6, 2020.
Smoke from these fires blocked the sun throughout North America and reached Europe.
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Commissioned by Situated Sounds and Array Music Toronto. Premiered as part of Situated Sounds III: Sound as Contact, June 26, 2021.