Sunday, July 20, 2014



MOONLIT WATER RIDE 
The original image evokes the idea that we will one day mistreat the Earth to such an extreme, that we will have to move to a cold, manufactured satellite.  The CVS bags and bike messenger made the original image look like traveling from satellite to satellite was the norm, while reminding us that it is these plastic bags that contribute to our Earth's demise.  

I remade the image to evoke a place I wish I was; a safe place here on Earth that I hope will always be accessible.  The bike messenger is now an Earth-conscious night swimmer, off for a seaside moonlit ride.  He carries a towel in case the water the water beckons for him to jump in.  The satellite is our familiar moon, whose light reaches out  a watery path, inviting the rider to imagine what space is like beyond the horizon.  
By Meghan

Original Image Citation: 
Cover of the New Yorker, June 2, 2014 by, Bruce McCall