“Bloom where you are planted.”
Scale Figures, May 2016
From early March into the summer months I documented the end of a life - the swan song of an agave. The Century Plant (agave americana) is a majestic organism that can live upwards of 30 years. At the end of its life it sends up a giant stalk (20-30 ft) with yellow blooms. After it blooms, the plant wilts and the stalk falls. Hundreds of seeds are dispersed in this process and offshoots at the base of the original plant live on. It is one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed. A heroic farewell full of life and hope.
Swan Song 2016, Austin, Texas