Out of Water

San Francisco, California, June 2013 Performed in performance pieces Out of Water (devised and conceptualized by artists Helen Paris and Caroline Wright) Reflections As we all stood there at the beach behind a rope that divided us from our shadows watching the sun rise and the waves crash against the shore, I tried to memorize the moment so that I could recall it later when it is no more. I tried hard to sniff the air as much as I could to remember the smell of sand and salty water,…