Field guide No. 029
Current exhibition
On loan from the ocean.
An ornate gold frame stands in the shallows and a wave breaks right through it. The gallery closes at high tide.
Field noteA gilt frame stood in the surf is a weekend installation. The tide does the curating.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
Hermit crab’s coffee cup shellHermit crabs move into cans, caps and cups already. The coffee rings are the only flourish.
Reserved seatingVelvet and olive wood sit together without argument. Only the booking is unusual.
Low tide laundryFish-print sheets are a choice, not a contradiction. They simply haven’t been hung here yet.
A brief history of rainFossils can be poured into an umbrella by anyone with a shovel. Ammonites and umbrellas, both on record.