BlissFlow

by Steven Robiner

Title

BlissFlow

Artist

Steven Robiner

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Photograph - Giclee Archival Ink Fine Art Print

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STEVEN ROBINER – ARTIST STATEMENT

A few weeks after the tsunami of 2004, I was there, in the Andaman Sea, south of Krabi. Stepping onto this rare gem: a remote, uninhabited island. Granted that for many people the huge wall of water was tragic, yet in this place there was very little damage. Instead, this was a place of earthly resurrection and a revelation of magnificent secrets.

After exploring the area for a few minutes, I noticed strange trees and exotic boulders in the distance. I began moving beyond the ‘safety’ area of the arrival site, knowing that I had only a few hours before I had to catch the boat back to the ‘civilized’ world….

I walked alone for an hour, into the backside of the island, where the landscape was dramatically different. I realized this was the side where the strongest waves had hit, yet, here, the beauty of nature survived.

All within a distance of less than one hundred yards, I discovered several spectacular sights, each divulging a strength and grandeur normally hidden from view. The power of the planet itself had recently sent massive vibrations through its ocean, overflowing onto this setting, peeling back a layer of time.

A majestic tree, now stripped of its soil, proudly displayed its intricate, interlacing network of roots, still hugging the grooved granite bedrock. A remarkably unusual boulder, eight feet long, colored like a clear sky along with orange cracks was hauntingly reminiscent of a reptilian fossil poking out of the sand, basking in the daylight for the first time in eons. Recently washed ashore after years at sea, a twisted, weathered piece of driftwood displayed a surrealistic microcosm of landscapes. From every perspective, every angle, each of these resilient children of Earth cried out to tell the story of their own incredible journeys via the abstract imagery of their textures and shapes. Still standing, though beaten and slightly bent, a proud, invincible and stoic wooden pier remained -- a silent sentinel of this blissful isle, continuing to offer a connection between the sea, the land, and people.

Everything in this area was awe inspiring and captivating -- like a sublime museum exhibit or a temple shrine to nature. Sadly, the boat was leaving just as I had become enraptured; my few hours on the island were finished, yet it seemed like only minutes. The environment here beckoned me to stay, and I so wanted to just lie down and call it home.

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September 19th, 2017

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