Ocean

Vent a dome, invent a habitat for tubeworm, sea-stout, eelpout waltzing, 700 degrees in love. They must know their origin is hydrothermal swirling, that fate is motion-of-life agitating to occupy the world. poem for "Sea Flower" by Diane Mehta, 2024 Through small seaweed and animal life, I document the vitality of the ocean. I collect at the ocean shore, make negatives, print by brushing palladium on tactile Japanese gampi paper and expose with the sun. All my work is hand done. I work in an analog darkroom. Through the small and vital algae and small organisms of the ocean that are the primary subjects in my prints, I want people to see the vastness of ocean life. I am a believer in the "Symbioscene" which I hope will be a time when humans develop practices to cohabitate and live in reciprocity with all non-human life. I collage hands and eyes within some of these works to indicate our human presence. The health of the ocean is vital for our own and the planet's health.