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The Deep Sea Swell (from 'Waste Land')
By
Sally Waterman
2009
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Sally Waterman
Dimensions
1 min 30 secs
The ghostly layering of past and present is communicated by the slow emergence of a family photograph, appearing through the murky green-blue sea. The work represents a haunting reminder of her father's absence embodied through a visual metaphor that signifies a burial of the past, but also suggests the hidden undercurrents that continue to resurface.
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