Notes and Nautical Nonsense

Field Notes (Active Content)

Text: Nadja Brečević

I love the crackling sounds that come from beneath the water. Those noises you can’t quite place. They remind me that an entire world lies just beneath me, vast and mysterious. Little fish searching for something under the rocks. Shells moving with the currents. The earth shifting.

There’s no feeling quite like diving beneath the water, then letting my body float back to the surface. The gentle pressure of the water surrounds me as I drift upward toward the light, leaving everything else behind. In that moment, I’m completely disconnected, focusing only on the pure sensation of being

At the periphery, infinity meets the present, intertwining with the past

while the sea acts as a bridge linking distant shores.

Those who live within its embrace are shaped by its ever-changing nature

Not as citizens of a single domain, but as sailors

their identity resonates with the sea, echoing the ceaseless rhythm of the waves.

The waves, with their pulse and flow, offer solace

a comforting rhythm for the troubled heart's unrest

In a fleeting moment, we glimpse our limited understanding of the sea's hidden depths

briefly eclipsing our own worries with the vast mystery unfurling below.

Upon the vast expanse of water's embrace

where boundaries dissolve in endless space

the sea entices with a captivating allure, its enchanting call weaving through the air.