"Homme libre, toujours tu chériras la mer ! La mer est ton miroir ; tu contemples ton âme".
These words by Baudelaire have always resonated with me and are at the heart of this series: imagining the lives of these strangers by observing their connection with water...
My relationship is multifaceted; passionate through my practice of surfing, professional through my work as a marine renewable energy engineer, but also traumatic due to two drowning accidents.
It is surely for all these reasons that the sea obsesses me so much and that I seek to understand what it represents for others as well.
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