Saturday, July 24, 2010

synaesthesia - fresh water lens

Judy Watson and Wes Skiles link
http://www.karstproductions.com/image_gallery/gallery_2.html
Inland blue holes are unlike any other environment on Earth, thanks largely to their geology and water chemistry. In these flooded caves, such as Stargate on Andros Island, the reduced tidal flow results in a sharp stratification of water chemistry. A thin lens of fresh water—supplied by rainfall—lies atop a denser layer of salt water. The freshwater lens acts as a lid, isolating the salt water from atmospheric oxygen and inhibiting bacteria from causing organic matter to decay.
 "All of a sudden, it's got you," says photographer Wes Skiles of the "insanely dangerous" vortex in Chimney Blue Hole off Grand Bahama. Like a giant bathtub drain, it sucks down millions of gallons when the tide comes in. "It's like going over a waterfall—there's no escape."
Wes Skileshttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128704761&sc=fb&cc=fp


http://synaesthetical.blogspot.com/2010/07/blue-holes-of-bahamas-wes-c-skiles.html

Freshwater Lens | Judy Watson 

http://uapmarker.com.au/2010/03/23/freshwater-lens-judy-watson/

Heron Island artworks ~ http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=19810

Judy Watson pictured with her Freshwater Lens artwork, suspended beneath the Turbot Street overpass in Brisbane.


Monday, July 12, 2010

body ~ fluid


The Shape of Water SDC

Nascent, 2004
Directed by Gina Czarnecki, choreographed by Garry Stewart

find ~ The Shape of Water

Narelle Benjamin, The Shape of Water, featuring Alexa Heckmann with The Sydney Dance Company   Was shown on ABC1 @ 2pm Sunday/Monday 12 July, 2010

AUS, 2007 Sydney Dance Company
Director: Cordelia Beresford
Choreography: Narelle Benjamin
Time: 14 minutes
The Shape of Water is a journey of sensory perception in which the symbolic bond between the human spirit and the flowing of the sea is explored. Is our thinking consistent and straight or does it flow, like the tides? Featuring in this film are the dancers of the Sydney Dance Company and their performances are combined with digital computer animation technology.


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