Samantha Fields’ work is about potentially cataclysmic moments at the intersection of political, personal, environmental, and societal structures. In this new series, Lay of the Land, Fields is addressing the powerful impact climate change is having on our lives through shifting weather patterns. Fields watched the darkening sky with horror from her home as the Los Angeles fires of 2025 tore through nearby communities - the catastrophic effect of changing rain patterns and increasing temperatures coupled with inadequate policy and response from local governing bodies. Fields is processing by unpacking, exploring, and spending time capturing these moments in all their power on her canvases.
