It is Saturday -finally! Today the link for art is a project of Mark Power that I first saw it through Magnum Photos site. The shipping forecast project of Mark Power began almost three decades ago and it is based on the forecast (of British institution) that broadcasts four times a day on BBC Radio 4. It splits the waters of Western Europe into 31 sea areas encompassing the UK, from Dover to Southeast Iceland to German Bight. Beyond its practical and still-crucial use to mariners it is also listened to by millions of people who tune in simply to hear the soft, measured cadences of the voices that present it day after day.
Mark Power looked and delivered incredible pictures of visual metaphors of the broadcasting itself. Those pictures as so powerful and yet poetic, emphasizing on the imposing landscape of the sea and how it is imposed on human everyday life. I am completely blown away by the beauty of the pictures so I am sharing some of the photos and the link above to see more. Enjoy!
Mark Power FASTNET. Monday 10 April 1995. Southwesterly 3 or 4. Fair. Moderate or good.
Mark Power CROMARTY. Wednesday 18 August 1993. Variable 3 or less, becoming southwesterly 3 or 4, occasionally 5. Occasional rain later. Mainly good.
Mark Power GERMAN BIGHT. Sunday 27 August 1995. Northwesterly veering northerly, 5 to 7, decreasing 4 for a time in east. Squally showers. Good
Mark Power MALIN. Monday 6 September 1993. Southeast backing easterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 in south. Mainly fair. Moderate or good.
Photo credit Mark Power via Magnum Photos.
