saline dissonance
2021
2021
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I cross the Salt Lake under radiant beams of the Mediterranean sun. With a wood rod of Cyprus pine, I break apart the pink salt on the surface of the lake and cover my body with it. I lay this way for several hours, letting my body exchange with the salt through the process of osmosis. As my body absorbs the salt, it pulls water from within me. I then return the salt to the lake, placing it like puzzle pieces from where it was extracted.
Photos by Nicholas Mann and Vanessa Dahbour.
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