Rachel-Smith_dreams-of-the-ocean

RACHEL SMITH

Dreams of the Ocean

(An image of a sketched island map, with words crawling along the edges of the island and in the bays and the sea, reminiscent of the way names are written on nautical maps (for example “Atlantic Ocean”. There are many combinations of words and phrases are possible, as the words are all happening at once. Multiple combinations have been provided below. Words the appear together in the image have remained together, which a space between words which are not grouped together. )

(read left to right)

what did it mean to her
when a wave broke?

landlocked dreams of the ocean

broke

water heaved up from below

waves shape themselves
symmetrically
from the cliff

broke

distant car engines
rumble
abrasively
against
pavement
shores

searching for seascapes in stone surfaces

(read top to bottom)

landlocked dreams of the ocean

what did it mean to her
when a wave broke?

broke

waves shape themselves
symmetrically
from the cliff

water heaved up from below

broke

distant car engines
rumble
abrasively
against
pavement
shores

searching for seascapes in stone surfaces