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| Participant's stories |
| alluvion statement essay stories 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 participants places catalogue Exhibitions: Two Rivers NAG CRAG |
| Perhaps they were part of something
that was brought to the beach like an ornamental basket or a flashy dress, or maybe they came from far away, washed up by the sea – but who would ever think two crazy Canadian tourists came here and left them on purpose, took pictures of them and spent the afternoon contemplating the life of these shells? - BB& RM It felt wonderful to place them and to think someone will find them. This beach is regularly beach-combed, and islanders decorate their yards with their findings. The first day I arrived here I met a family singing out their discoveries on the beach – Lavender glass! Coal! Cobalt glass! I imagine similar children finding the shapes and treasuring them. - Anonymous I waited a long time to scatter these pieces of shell. I am currently living a long way from the ocean and did not want to scatter them on the shores of Lake Ontario - it didn’t feel right. So I sent them to my sister and told her where to take them. I wanted to set them free somewhere that held some significance for me. I have spent many hours on this beach and made many important decisions while running my hands through the pebbles on the shore. My sister said it was raining and quiet -- just the way I had pictured it in my head. - Michelle It was cool, and the wind was blowing, slightly damp. I felt a lot of things as the shells were spread. I felt I was leaving treasures for others to find. I felt how connected I am to this place and the seasons… The whole action seemed like sowing seeds for something new, and I think that is why the weather was so important, the feeling of fall coming and the rain and grey that was still familiar, but still brought something new and fresh, a shift in my life. – Cameron |
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| Rosebud, Hummingbird, Meadowlark and Seaotter --Louis Bay, Nuchatlitz |
| Jillian Ridingtton - Maui |
| Joan Werner - Saltspring Island |
| Cameron Stewart - Point Roberts, Washington |