Fire played a significant role in the birth of our Earth. From chaos emerged the world we know today through creation and destruction, through destruction and rebirth.
The cycle of life was born from the fire of our Earth. Fire, Earth, water, and air have been the fundamental elements of life on our planet since then. An eternal and perpetual cycle was created, one that can only be partially recognized and understood in the timeframe of a human life. Yet, it is our responsibility to pay attention to this cycle of life.
From the chaos of fire, our fertile soil was born, enriched with all the nutrients that form the basis of plant growth. Water became available for plants, which eventually were able to absorb CO2 and separate carbon and oxygen through photosynthesis. Carbon was stored in plant structures, and oxygen was released into the air.
In this eternal cycle of creation and destruction, more and more CO2 was removed from the air. The carbon stored in plants was slowly transformed into coal within the Earth, enriching the air with oxygen. The Earth cooled down, and life as we know it began.
Only when humans intervened, harnessing the energy stored deep within the Earth’s carbon and burning it, did the balance of forces begin to waver. The natural cycle established by nature turned into a chain of cause and effect, ultimately leaving behind waste.
Our philosophy is to pick up the end of this chain, the final link, and reintegrate it into the natural cycle. Through the cleansing power of fire, it becomes possible to purify this waste. The art lies in using fire in a way that keeps the carbon stored in the waste, destroys the burdens of civilization, and makes nutrients available to the plant world.
With this approach, we succeed in creating a new cycle, one that follows the example of the original cycle of life established by creation. Fire, water, Earth, and air regain the attention that nature originally allotted to them.
This cannot be achieved overnight, but even the longest journey begins with the first step. After taking that first step, we must continue to take more steps. It doesn’t matter whether the journey is the destination or the destination is the journey. We have taken the first step, and more will follow. Along this path, we will often have to pass through the fire ourselves.
For us, it’s the same:
Born from fire, made for life.