Field guide No. 302
Cuttlefish on the chessboard
Camouflaged as a checkmate.
On a chessboard laid on the sea floor, a cuttlefish has turned itself black-and-white checked and wrapped its arms around a red knight. It is not playing fair.
Field noteCuttlefish really do change their pattern. Checks are a stretch; cheating is in character.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
Reserved for the moonTheatre seats can be shipped anywhere a rocket goes. Nobody has paid the freight.
The dry orchestraConch shells on music stands takes one afternoon and a beach. Strange, not unreal.
Roots under the spare stepRoots take the shape of whatever’s missing, given decades. Slow masonry, but masonry.
Current exhibitionA gilt frame stood in the surf is a weekend installation. The tide does the curating.