The Intertidal Project

There is a difference between what we see and what we are aware of. The Intertidal project documents the moment of impact when a specific time and place intersect. With each instance new layers of memory are forged like geological strata. By growing conscious of these cumulative underlying memories, we can reveal the unfolding of time. Photographs slowly exposed the depth of our reciprocal new strata while I progressively mapped the interaction of water and my presence along the coastline. Simultaneously the changing tides carved more outlines as waves rose and receded. Years of collected moments passed through shifting sand, rocks and tides. New photographic maps began to form as the lines between the coast and myself slowly merged. Contemplating how I could see the years of shared strata at once to form a map of time itself, I wanted to unmask the rocks beneath the water when the tide crested ones I stood upon. I recalled my childhood introduction to art through a 1950’s accordion book titled, The Art of Japanese Woodblock Printing. The first panel showed just the outline of a place. Each fold thereafter stamped one carved wood block layer of color until the completed landscap