I am trying to depict the feeling of presence and longing at the same time. We try so hard to be present, as it is no longer intuitive to human beings, but are often burdened by the anticipation of what life will be when that wonderful something is over or crippling nostalgia that brings us back. The tension / unison of water and sand is the imagery I chose to explain this experience. Water is fluid, intrinsic, and forgiving, and facilitates movement and renewal. Water is part of every day life, as is coping and loss. Sand can be fluid, but when wet it bonds together and forms a brick. The weight of wet sand interacting with the freedom of water’s movements emulates the feeling of emotional movement, contrasted by emotional ties and stuckness. We need to move on while we will always be tethered to the thing we are moving on from, in such a way it can feel physical. Both of these things can save you and swallow you whole, so used im tandem they can create a harmony. 

 

There is always a conversation about connection between people in my work. I aimed to simultaneously depict movement and stillness, often by using two people to contrast one against another. The faded figures exemplify the overall transitory nature of the human experience. The pain of remembering what it felt like to lay on someone can be unbearable. We absorb physical memory like a memory foam mattress. We try to hold onto these physical memories with our anxious minds, but it's like trying to trap sand with open fingers, you just can't.

There is an element of acceptance here. Overall, there is acceptance that this moment is transitory and it is a privilege to sit in it before it dissipates.