The Rising Tide
PORTOBELLO
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8 MILES
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KINGHORN, SCOTLAND
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Splash - Jon Davey
With my photographic partner Stuart just across the Firth of Forth in Kinghorn it seemed natural for us to choose a theme related to the sea. We went with ‘The Rising Tide’, with a nod to the long term impact of global warming on sea levels as well as the more mundane twice daily influx of water. I experimented with a few ideas, photographing washed up shells and seaweed as water lapped around them and a few sandcastles succumbing to the waves. Then I saw what Stuart had been working on - underwater images, taken just below the water surface - and decided I would look for an image just above the surface. With lots of variations to choose from I picked one that seemed to best complement Stuart’s image - the air bubbles in his picture echoed in the droplets of water in mine.
For me, the creative process - a visual conversation between me and Stuart - was a really important part of the exhibition as we produced a pair of images that work well together. The almost abstract nature of the images encourages reflection on the theme of ‘The Rising Tide’ and leads me to wonder how rising sea levels will affect both Portobello and Kinghorn in the coming years and decades.
With my photographic partner Stuart just across the Firth of Forth in Kinghorn it seemed natural for us to choose a theme related to the sea. We went with ‘The Rising Tide’, with a nod to the long term impact of global warming on sea levels as well as the more mundane twice daily influx of water. I experimented with a few ideas, photographing washed up shells and seaweed as water lapped around them and a few sandcastles succumbing to the waves. Then I saw what Stuart had been working on - underwater images, taken just below the water surface - and decided I would look for an image just above the surface. With lots of variations to choose from I picked one that seemed to best complement Stuart’s image - the air bubbles in his picture echoed in the droplets of water in mine.
For me, the creative process - a visual conversation between me and Stuart - was a really important part of the exhibition as we produced a pair of images that work well together. The almost abstract nature of the images encourages reflection on the theme of ‘The Rising Tide’ and leads me to wonder how rising sea levels will affect both Portobello and Kinghorn in the coming years and decades.