I took some linen down to the river today and buried it. I’m hoping it will hold marks made by the water and stones, soil and other bits of debris from the riverbed. The current can be quite strong, especially after rain, so hopefully the linen will still be there when I go back!
I also tied up some bulldog clips and some chain. They’ll be washed twice daily, being exposed to the air at low tide and submerged when the tide comes in. I plan to hang some of my work using these as fixings and want them to be as much a part of the river as the drawings themselves.
I’ve a strange sense after making these small interventions that the river belongs to me more – marking territory.
