and the current moves us

'and the current moves us' is a text and video response to Enxhi Mandija's 'River Bodies' : " A body of clay, malleable, watery, transformative and transforming. The relationships the body weaves – the strong nets of friendship, the first tendrils of love – are melting clay figures, at once delicate, about to return to water and sand, and, once fired, resistant. The images that gather around the body – strands of kelp; a coastline – are an echo and a prolongation of its discomfort, its yearning, its contentment. The poetry in River Bodies is a reflection on communication and connection, gathering the moments when meaning comes into shape, briefly, on the verge of shimmering away. Printed in an edition of 50 at Sunday’s Print Service, Glasgow, as part of Rosie’s Disobedient Press’ Emerging Artist Writers Programme."

'and the current moves us' responds to Mandija's watery landscapes of friendship, through footage gathered over a group holiday and was screened as part of 'River Bodies Exhibition and Pamphlet Launch, 2025'