The Horizon Vanishes | A Journey Underwater signals the return of new work to the virtual gallery walls of dearantler. E+J both present new series exploring this topic, offering two varying styles and takes on the same theme. We invite you to leave the familiarity of terra firma, enter the depths of the ocean with us and explore a world not often seen.
What is it about this vast, cold, dark world that has lured writers, artists and explorers for thousands of years? Whether it's the biblical allegory of Jonah and the whale, Ahab's obsessive quest for Moby Dick, or the ancient mariner's lament "Water, water every where, nor any drop to drink," this is a theme that ties us through our collective ancestral roots. At once alluring and inhospitable, the sea reminds us of a time before humankind's predecessors crawled out of its embrace onto the primordial shore.
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A few years ago we found ourselves in Grand Canyon during the last week of April. We tried for and were issued a walk-up permit to backpack down into the Canyon, spending a few blissful days and nights soaking in its grandeur. Right then and there we got hooked on the splendor and intimacy of a trek below the rim. And so every last week of April since, we have made it a point to return to that big crack in the earth and tackle a below-the-rim route.