Concrete pier supports recede toward the ocean beneath a blue, pink, and orange sky, with softened surf and bright reflections across wet sand.

Beneath the Burning Horizon

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2024-03-19

About this piece

Viewed from beneath a pier, repeating concrete supports draw the eye toward a distant vanishing point. Saturated bands of orange and pink illuminate the horizon and wet shoreline, contrasting with the weathered structure and softly blurred water.

The story

I stood beneath the pier where its weight seemed to gather overhead, beam after beam narrowing toward the sea. Between the concrete supports, the horizon held a bright ribbon of color. I framed the repeating columns and watched the water soften their bases, turning something massive into something almost suspended. What drew me was that meeting: the rigid architecture above, the restless ocean below, and light slipping freely between them.

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