In this critical time of environmental crisis, this piece serves as a poignant conclusion to our breathtakingly beautiful world.
Stay Soft Now, Can’t Breathe is a selection of still-moving images accompanied by original sound art created in 2024. It consists of abstract night photography taken with an iPhone11 Pro Max through the window of a moving train traveling from Scotland to NE England. No digital effects or filters were used to create the images. The texture and blur are part of the original photographs as the camera attempted to focus on the ice crystals and mist collected on the exterior window.
When the Story is Over
In a time when the stories have failed
As we navigate collapse
When there is nothing left to say
At the edges
In the twilight
Beyond human
Holding uncertainty
Tilting into darkness
In chthonic realms
Going solo
When the story is over
~ Quin de la Mer, 2022