Big Skies is an ongoing series of seascapes focusing on the sea and its horizon as a motif. Most of the images were taken during travels, and the locations range from the Drake Passage near Antarctica to Llandudno Beach in Cape Town.
Water and sky extend as far as the human eye can see. Only the horizon line is suggestive of measurable distance, our position in space and a sense of stability in the world. The horizon where the sea and sky meet simplifies what is present to a two-dimensional field; it is yet another boundary created by human perception in order to make sense of the world and our place in it.
The aim of this series is to capture the overbearing nature of the sea that seems to defy space and time. No matter where on earth we may find ourselves, the sea remains the sea that we have always known. Like this, it provides a sense of familiarity or home. Alone, confronted by the enduring peace of the sea and the sky above it, we tend to become acutely aware of the present moment, relative to which everything else is secondary.
