Timur Merah Project XIV: Tribe of Fire is a series of cowhide works that explores the role of fire in Balinese cosmology. Here, Sasmita references the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanic and seismic activity that connects islands in the broader Pacific, recounting how natural phenomena such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions have given birth to various kinds of rituals and mythology around fire as a sacred, purifying energy, rather than only a fear-inducing phenomenon to be escaped from. Drawing upon the themes of rebirth, resilience, and resistance, this work highlights fire’s transformative and purifying powers in rites from birth to death, while celebrating the role of women as spiritual mediators and key figures in maintaining cultural and cosmological balance.