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The Waters Will Not Go Quietly Into the Night

I’m having a lot of fun creating more often and responding to the whims of my inspiration. This piece satiated a yearning within me to draw an orca whale and a yearning to draw a mermaid. I’m exploring the juxtaposition of fantasy, reality, and the absurdities of modern human life.

There’s something revolutionary about whales sinking ships. I hold space for the harm and trauma such experiences cause to fisherman and sea fairing folks. But I also hold space for whales engaging in the same practices of wanton destruction that humans do. I know that as we continue our sprint to extinction, nature will not be a passive witness. Whether or not her rebellion is conscious in the way we humans conceptualize and strategize environmental protests, I draw solidarity from her resistance.

I think it’s important to engage in mental play to keep myself motivated to fight for a future that’s beautiful. In the same way I entertain thoughts that perhaps mermaids are real, I also hold onto thoughts that orca whales sink ships to protest pollution. I cling to the fantasy of mermaids in order to steel within me a necessary element of childlike wonder and lust for life. I search for evidence of nature developing new obstacles for our pillaging because it helps me feel like justice is inevitable.

There’s two parts of my mind that are in constant battle (thank you Gemini moon🌚🌝). I draw resolve and urgency from the science backed research that connects human actions to climate change. In equal measure, I draw power from this “gut feeling”that Mother Earth is conscious and inspiring the natural world to fight on her behalf for a balanced planet.

Maybe the orcas are just having fun and sinking ships is their new pastime. Or maybe they’re our brothers in arms and we’ll have tea with the orcas and the mermaids when the revolution is done.

Xoxo Ayeola

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