matches & ocean

I inherited Mark's corpse.
From his work I was inspired by his words discussing the ever presence of water in his own life and how it is often taken for granted but once acknowledged will seem precious. he spoke, as well, of how nyc is surrounded by the ocean and its tides and how this must effect us in one way or another. i thought of how sydney is so aware of self and of the city, how it relies on it. these are stills from a performance piece i did on the beaches of Maine which I video taped. I am lighting matches and throwing them at the ocean. I felt that the fuiltity and the enivitableness of this act illustrated both relationships these cities have with water. I also was caught with the idea that while i can't light the ocean on fire, the ocean also can't keep my flame burning.

i apologize these are stills and not the video but it seems impossible to upload HD footage to the internet