a winter beach is a good place for seeing clearly
‘a winter beach is a good place for seeing clearly’
A space that’s accessible and breathable
Everything underneath, exposed
Holding and cracking you open
It’s distance, rushing in at you
When holding your hat on or getting your towel to sit flat in the wind, an
Intensity is ready to release you at any moment
Anxious and playful
The calm before the storm is exemplified at the winter beach
It’s the edge you’re about to fall off but it’s the seam that seals everything in, this immaculate meeting. A place of nostalgia, potential and possibility. A brief window where the answers are obvious, where you must struggle to grab it before it runs away, like the dream that is with you when you wake up and then it tucks back under again and the day goes on.
The winter beach is a good place for seeing clearly
a winter beach is a good place for seeing clearly navigates the confusion caused by overwhelm and distraction.
In this suite of sculptural works, some vibrate, oscillate, bubble, and dig gently into our backs, mimicking the ways in which we self-soothe, manipulate and isolate portions of the body to find focus and relief. Through these works, Nat considers the tangle of psychological and physical methods used in order to shift our brain's state into more productive frequencies. Carefully crafted forms made from steel, aluminium and beech timber pull inspiration from aloe vera plants and sea anemones, merging with the sporadic and mechanical hum of self-care appliances including a foot spa and a handheld massage gun.