As part of the series Lit by volcanos, dancer Tara Jade
Samaya was photographed by her wife and creative
partner Pippa Samaya on a volcano in the Canary
Islands during the Australian 2019–20 bushfires.
‘This shoot was a reflection on being so far from home
while our home was on fire. There is a suspension,
dispersal, and desperation in this. It was a technical
push for both of us, just using the natural world and
the human body. What we achieve together in this
photography of dance comes from our shared trust,
language, values, aesthetic, and lives together.’