You Surface Seldom

You Surface Seldom

About this project

Exploring memory and mapping, You Seldom Surface interrogates swims made in shallow, south coast channel waters. The work uses the sea as a symbol for change – and the swims as an act of unconscious ritual. A sense of unknown, prickling disquiet (embodied in Cast) pervades each murky immersion. Surface tension (I, II and II) examine moments of sea surface – and self – breaking. Pinpointing location, jams.stops.alien, gives an etched view of the coastline. Beachy Head reveals the other, unseen, side of the farthest view on the horizon, whilst Refrain, a digital film, allows the viewer access to the artist’s intimate experience.

This body of work was shown at Waterlines at the RGS (with IGB)