I wanted to photograph the moment after the break — not the violence itself but the satisfaction of necessary destruction. The Thermal Chrysalis Unmakers exist in a world where transformation requires intervention, where some things cannot emerge without someone willing to shatter their casing. I fused Nenets reindeer-herding culture with Aragonese thermal tradition because both peoples understand that survival means working with extreme temperatures, not against them. Her singed hem tells us she's been doing this work for years, and her expression tells us she loves it. — Sable