OUR CATHARTIC OCEAN

This project is an edited version of my MA Solo Exhibition in March 2022.

BBC Radio Cornwall Interview link:  https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvDPSUHI3l8BiRSbiSAmJTMv8Lae?e=EbvptU

Our Cathartic Ocean, Behind The Scenes video link is located at the end of this page too.

Introduction

Our ocean can be raw, untamed, even brutal, yet at other times calm, playful and deeply ethereal, especially when Freediving below her surface. 

The seas eternal energy has a unique way of drawing many of us to her. When my mother died suddenly, I felt an overwhelming need to be close to the ocean as she absorbed my emotions and restored my grieving soul.

It was not just the loss of my mother, as my spirit had finally broken after years of personal trauma and heartache, including the stress often felt in a career on the front line of the NHS. 

Time alone with the ocean has brought me solace, repair and rejuvenation. It has been a life enhancing journey, which has become a joyful feeling each waking dawn.

The friendship of many like-minded salty siblings, (each with their unique stories), is a wonderful adventure too as we explore beneath the waves, swim for fitness,  and splash around just for fun.

We have come to love our resident and seasonal ocean creatures, such as my favourite, the Jellyfish, an ancient species that pulsate serenely with the sea currants and arrive around June each year along our Cornish coastline.

We have also become guardians for vulnerable sea mammals that live in and visit our local coastline.

The Video Below offers a snippet of our life in and around our Cornish Coastline