“Hoax” is part of a series of cycloramas that invite viewers to step directly into moments of profound cultural and historical significance—to feel, to connect with moments that have shaped our collective experience—from the Women’s March on Washington to a family’s tender connection at the US-Mexico  border, from the site of Michael Brown’s death to the devastated streets of Ukraine. It was first exhibited at the 2025 Spring / Break Art Show and is discussed by Sarah Cascone in Artnet.

The Guardian published “Climate Change Is Real,” a dozen photographs I shot over 4 days in the Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles at the end of January 2025, a few days before the fires were cully contained.

Scientists are reporting that climate change made the wildfires much worse, contributing to reduced rainfall, dried out vegetation and stronger winds, made them so intense and destructive. The Eaton Fire on Altadena started on January 7th and was not fully contained until January 31st. 100,000 people were evacuated, 18 died, 9,418 buildings were destroyed and it is estimated that it will cost between $3 and $12 billion to rebuild.

Donald Trump has called climate change “nonexistent,” “mythical,” “a total con job” and “an expensive hoax.”  He has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement, challenge state climate laws, rolled back environmental protections and pushed for increased fossil fuel production.