I based my work on the subconscious and its relation with the sea. For me, both have a strong link. I use the sea as a metaphor for the subconscious mind. You have the surface: predictable, attainable, visible. Then you have the deep part that is not visible, mysterious and unknown.
I use this analogy because I have always had an extreme interest and admiration for the sea and oceans and their relation to the idea of the unknown, because all we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown. Another similarity that enforces their strong relation is that while the ocean make up the greatest part of the earth, the subconscious mind makes up the greatest part of our thinking process.
More than two-thirds of the earth is covered with oceans and, like its counterpart, the ‘red sea’ within us occupies more than two-thirds of the human body. The most common element dissolved in seawater is sodium chloride or common salt. The same element is abundantly present in the human red sea, making blood salty.
Getting into the sea is getting into the subconcious, where we meet a paradox within.