Sea of Souls - Day 1

I hadn't realised or maybe I hadn't remembered that the name given to Pan Am flight 103 was 'The Maiden of the Sea' this is apt as the title I have chosen for my project is Sea of Souls.


For the past 21 years I have always felt that my friend Yvonne and her daughter Briony have been at my side and they remain constantly in my heart. I often say a prayer for them and send love and light to all those victims so cruelly taken from us. Recently I have been reminded once again of Lockerbie, I received an email from the Scottish Sunday Express asking if I would comment on the episode from Family Guy which I did. All the memories of that night and the following days have come flooding back to me, and now I want to create an Installation Photography Art Work in Remembrance of the victims. I feel that it is something that I really need to do.


My last project was Landscape.....I have always had an affinity with the Sea and I am panicked if I am too far away from the coast! My images were taken along Whitsand Bay in Cornwall where I spent many hours enjoying the glorious beauty all around me. When I am walking along the vast open spaces of the coast with the tide ebbing and flowing at my feet, I feel a real sense of freedom and joy. It is here that I feel at my most spiritual and it is here that I am most aware of God presence and I am totally at peace.


Here are some of my images.....

This morning I have spent some time researching Lockerbie, searching for information and writing a letter to the Scotsman and the Scottish Sunday Express and I have also looked on Face Book. I have written to ask if anyone would share their memories with me. Part of the Installation that I want to create, is to have the names of the loved ones lost to us with memories, experiences and anything else that people would like to contribute...be it a poem or a favourite song or saying.......I want to make the piece a Living Memory.


I was inspired yesterday by the work of Christian Boltanski .......I need to research more like minded artists and photographers and see what I can find.


I think this is all for today...........I have been on line for hours now and I need some fresh air!!


Please feel free to make any comments.......only positive criticism please....I am after all a sensitive soul!!!