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Artist M.C. Reardon
Portland, Oregon
Kokanee Salmon #2
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Artist Statement
The Kokanee is a land locked salmon; it never journeys to the sea. Usually running for the headwaters to spawn every August, it was an unexpected joy to see them still battling the river’s current in early October, the smoke of nearby wildfires still hanging in the air. I was overcome with the energy of their struggle; their numbers had been dwindling over the last few years; I could almost feel their elemental urgency to reach their spawning ground, despite ospreys, hawks, bears and eagles that captured them as prey. In the following year, the Kokanee population exploded, making the record books. What poignancy, the gift of self-sacrifice and extreme effort, given freely to future generations, so that they may thrive, driven by the cycle of life, death and transformation. And thankfully, I am a part of it.
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