underfoot petrified deep time rises and Wealth’s to prod our souls here and
Wealth’s to prod our souls here and
Wealth’s to prod our souls here and there breaking into sudden vow relief
88% of Earth’s history is called the
88% of Earth’s history is called the Precambrian age mistaken point is the
Precambrian age mistaken point is the
Precambrian age mistaken point is the only world heritage site for that vast
only world heritage site for that vast
only world heritage site for that vast span of time what’s so important about
span of time what’s so important about
span of time what’s so important about the reserve is that these fossils
the reserve is that these fossils
the reserve is that these fossils they’re the first large complex
they’re the first large complex
they’re the first large complex multicellular organisms known in the
multicellular organisms known in the
multicellular organisms known in the history of life the main fossil site is
history of life the main fossil site is
history of life the main fossil site is absolutely amazing our particular
absolutely amazing our particular
absolutely amazing our particular sequence of rocks here is between 590
sequence of rocks here is between 590
sequence of rocks here is between 590 and 560 million years ago
and 560 million years ago
and 560 million years ago they’re preserved on the upper surfaces
they’re preserved on the upper surfaces
they’re preserved on the upper surfaces of the beds as imprints you’re walking
of the beds as imprints you’re walking
of the beds as imprints you’re walking across what once was a deep sea ocean
across what once was a deep sea ocean
across what once was a deep sea ocean floor
floor
floor it’s quite amazing as one person who
it’s quite amazing as one person who
it’s quite amazing as one person who said it’s like you’re almost scuba
said it’s like you’re almost scuba
said it’s like you’re almost scuba diving over this very strange deep-sea
diving over this very strange deep-sea
diving over this very strange deep-sea ecological community
ecological community
ecological community [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the question arises why did they evolve
the question arises why did they evolve
the question arises why did they evolve in that type of environment so that many
in that type of environment so that many
in that type of environment so that many unanswered questions
when you’re physically in the stake and
when you’re physically in the stake and point you can feel the power of the land
point you can feel the power of the land
point you can feel the power of the land you can see the crashing of the rocks
you can on this use your imagination to
you can on this use your imagination to imagine the immensity of the power that
imagine the immensity of the power that
imagine the immensity of the power that it took just thrust the ocean floor up
it took just thrust the ocean floor up
it took just thrust the ocean floor up onto the land
onto the land
onto the land I think I’ll always be making work about
I think I’ll always be making work about
I think I’ll always be making work about the second point I have such a strong
the second point I have such a strong
the second point I have such a strong attachment to that place
attachment to that place
attachment to that place when I’m working on the surface of the
when I’m working on the surface of the
when I’m working on the surface of the things and I’m running it through the
things and I’m running it through the
things and I’m running it through the machine I’m just building layers and
machine I’m just building layers and
machine I’m just building layers and layers and layers to think about 575 you
layers and layers to think about 575 you
layers and layers to think about 575 you know a million years like it’s just so
know a million years like it’s just so
know a million years like it’s just so ancient that I can’t even imagine what I
ancient that I can’t even imagine what I
ancient that I can’t even imagine what I can do as an artist is try to translate
can do as an artist is try to translate
can do as an artist is try to translate that deep time and that the passage of
that deep time and that the passage of
that deep time and that the passage of time in the layering of the work
time in the layering of the work
time in the layering of the work [Music]
back here in the Anthropocene the mist
back here in the Anthropocene the mist is thickening to drizzle the bedrock
is thickening to drizzle the bedrock
is thickening to drizzle the bedrock darkens deepening the contrast what
darkens deepening the contrast what
darkens deepening the contrast what shall we call this antique frond part
shall we call this antique frond part
shall we call this antique frond part fern part feather part Art Nouveau and
fern part feather part Art Nouveau and
fern part feather part Art Nouveau and brand new Brea urgent and enigmatic as
brand new Brea urgent and enigmatic as
brand new Brea urgent and enigmatic as an Oracle
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