Endless Hours at Sea is an exploration of both the physical and emotional relationship with water. It subtly touches on our history with the sea and where we are today.

The work is a result of endless hours at sea.

Looking at all the locations of the residencies, I thought it a perfect continuity to my port, vessel, and sea obsession, as they are all port cities. I proposed to create one work out of all the movements I would capture in all the ports.

Endless Hours at Sea is an exploration of both the physical and emotional relationship with water, subtly reflecting on our history with the sea and where we stand today. The work is the result of countless hours spent at sea. Observing that all the residency locations were port cities, the artist saw this as a natural continuation of her fascination with ports, vessels, and the sea. She proposed creating a single work drawn from the movements she captured across these different ports.

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