Roos Dijkhuizen Commission Day 1

inverness > bus > ullapool > ferry > stornoway > bus > tarbert

entering the sea shuttle

we take our seats

facing the stage of a tidal orchestra

engines on

we glide through liquid sheets of cloud

up ahead

the chords begin tuning

reflections are in vibration

the stage sinks in

and bellows out

oboe drum

see me

sea man

sea swells, stomachs drop

membrane within a membrane within a membrane etc

our ears are floating in a giant cytoplasm

the sheets of liquid have turned into xylophone keys

rippling with each other fighting with gravity

centre stage, the crescendo on repeat:

slippery keys

tubular bells

and a cymbal wave

First day was spent considering the factors of time that take it out of its sequential, measured structure into registers of temporality, temporary space, waiting and wasting or just existing. These factors are conflicting with - while also influenced by - the process of travel and experience through determined slots of time. What do you encounter and how do you move around a land when you use a particular transport.