Winter’s Coda

寒冬序幕

Every March, the farmers cast fertilizer-infused charcoal powder on their snow-cover fields. For smaller fields, they disperse the powder by hand. If the fields are larger, they release the powder as they traverse the fields on snowmobiles. This black powder helps to melt the snow more rapidly while infusing the fields with much needed nutrients. The fields serve as canvas for the farmers to create their works for art.