[i]Sea Last[/i] is about time and memory – how one place, so familiar and such a part of one's life, can be so different year after year, and yet remain seemingly unchanged. [i]Sea Last[/i] was created as a two-part project consisting of photography and a sound piece, with this book being the final materialization – one unique object in a limited edition.
[i]Sea Last[/i] was inspired by the stillness and timelessness of the ocean. The photographs were taken on a beach in Venice, Florida that I have been visiting every year of my life since I was born. The place is intensely familiar to me, yet the tides and power of the ocean change the landscape every year. It is always the same, yet constantly changing. I am drawn by the early mornings, the emptiness of the beach, and the quiet water, and often use this time for creative inspiration.
The musical portion of [i]Sea Last[/i] is released on a 3" CD, containing one roughly 19-minute piece, that is attached in the back of the book. The music is quiet and slow, gentle, empty, like the mornings at the water. -- Taylor Deupree, 12k June 2008.