Sanet DENIEVA

Before my trip, I want to turn on the music. What should it be? Something energetic, something calm? Something neutral or with words? What if I just push the “shuffle” button and move on? Ok, I’ll do that. Not this, no, not this one either, no... Oh? What’s this?

WMD - BEFORE THE SUN

So, here is the place. I look down my hands and see them covered with sparkles. Or is it sand? Glowing sand. Look up. Waves and cloudy sky. Isn’t that just swell? The wind blows to my face, breathing its fresh air and whispering soothing sounds. Looks like any place in Russia in winter, where the dark sky won’t show you the sun until you’re totally depressed with the season. Perpetual. I go down the rocks to touch the sand with my bare feet. Anyway, I like this place. On this site there were a lot of random bright places, but I’ve chosen this one because of the relatable atmosphere. Closing my eyes I can touch the sky, the sand and the air.

WMD - HIBERNATION

What are you whispering me? So calming... Wait, are you here? Can you tell me where to go? Show me the place. Your place.

Interestingly, I’ve never been near the sea and have never smelt the breeze of the waves. I wonder how it feels to sit down on these rocks and… relax. Smell. See. Hear. Touch the ground. Taste the water. Be there. Show me your energy, tell me the stories.

Looking around and finding people is kind of strange. Here are some kids, I can hear their laugh. Here are also two man, starting at the sea as if they are sick and tired of it. Probably they saw this place so many times they are not interested in it anymore. They walk nearby, they don’t stop to feel it, they are a part of it that’s why they are special for me. How does it feel to live in such place where you hear the sound of the sea all the time?

I decide to listen to the sea once more before I go.

WMD - VICTORIA BEACH

The weather is bad. I mean, it’s really bad. You can actually feel the shiver going down your spine when you look at this cloudy sky. Personally, I’m sitting on the rocks, looking at the sea and abstracted from the hustle and bustle here right now. I don’t feel the shiver anymore. Only peace.