A Poem of the Sea

A Poem of the Sea is artist Sally Simpson's exploration, through the metaphor of water, of humanity's relationship with the natural world. It is also a celebration and a demonstration of the expressive power innate in the act of drawing. The artist articulates the metaphor of humanity's ongoing relationship with suspension or suspense, as evoked by bodies in water.

The shoreline, where land and sea continuously act on one another, exemplifies the relationship with timelessness and change. The transparency and robustness of drafting film dissolves the boundaries between the place and act of drawing, immersing the artist in the flux between land, sea and self.

A Poem of the Sea is curated by Peter Haynes.