Thinking of the philosophical query - If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? - one might reason that there must be other living beings in the forest besides humans, and of course, those things would hear the fall.  I ask in my current series - If something catastrophic happens to you in the wild, do the other living things care?

I came to the realization that a major stimulus for fear is the idea of being in trouble with no one to help you. It is one facet to my own issues with bodily integrity. There is nothing scarier than knowing the only living things around you are indifferent to your situation and may even try to eat you. Thus is the inspiration for this series which depicts indiscriminate pools of blood being curiously investigated and casually co-existing with animals.

With blood, being a tried and true catalyst of fear, and animals, being symbols of peace but also savagery, the images evoke an eerie feeling of dread. While the tableau could be construed as a hopeless situation for the owner of the blood, it could also contain an expression of acceptance and returning to the Earth.