Ablaze revolves around Icarus’ cautionary tale and the heat of the sun melting wax wings. Particularly, it questions the impact of the deed, the absurd act of courage that leads to the destruction of the world one has lived in until the moment one chooses to approach the sun. The text evokes and imagines Icarus’s last moments, in the searing heat of his skin as, taking his last breaths, he gazes at the sun one last time, exalted at the idea of having enjoyed Helios’ aura. A new take on the myth’s moral that exalts ambition, putting life itself at stake.
