Julian Oates

Beneath the ocean is where we’ve always been told we will find the crystals of the wind. As hunter and gatherer’s, it is in our DNA to forage and hunt for our food, abalone and crayfish-although both species becoming more scares now as most neglect the sacred traditions. I often follow the path my elders left, diving beneath the surface and hunting all that I need and no more; resurfacing to gather the days harvest in a traditional shell midden. With nothing left to waste, the shells become our tools and treasures. We leave no trace, other than a new generation of stories that speak of the ‘crystals in the wind.’