Here’s an extract, with more to follow soon, of our recent interview with Sax Impey, who shares with us a life and work intertwined with an environment that “we can’t live in… only survive.” The sound of the surf intersperses the conversation between Sarah and Sax in his studio: the constant rush of water flattened into an even tempo, rhythmic and soothing. This will be utterly transfigured when the next gale blows: Sax describes how in such conditions the floor of his beachside studio moves up and down, the windows in and out – like being on a ship. Hearing Sax speak about his experience out on the open ocean is revelatory. He tells us what it is to catch the welcome sight of a bird after days on the water: “you engage with it with your whole being.” Of a friend who spent his life as a sailor he speaks of the “effortless quality to his understanding of how to sail a vessel”. Listen to this short extract now ahead of the full interview in the coming days..
