Day 10: Racetrack Playa, The Sailing Stones

Here is the link to the Wikipedia article mentioning the racetrack.

The name comes from the tracks left on the dry sandy ground which used to be a lake bottom long time ago. The rocks are supposed to move with no human or animal intervention but rather due to slides guiding them to the ground level first from surrounding hills and then sliding over the mud(when it rains) dragged by gusty winds. A typical track lasts 3 to 4 years on average according to Wikipedia. The rocks are called Sailing Stones.

Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa, The Sailing stones in Death Valley National Park

1 2 3

By Kinan Faham

"the Silent Camera" was conceived in 2009 and was inspired by the music of Arvo Part especially his piece "Silentium". I perceive the modern world as oscillating between two extremes that are analogous to two of Arvo Part's pieces: "Perpetuum Mobile" represents the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the sea of people surrounding you, the noise in the streets, the deadlines, the challenges and the lessons to learn, the new technologies and risks facing our civilization, the musical pieces you learn [or fail to master],.. etc. "Silentium" represents the resolution of every musical note, every spoken word and every movement of your day. It is the moment that you are most likely to remember after the day's noise has settled and its turbulence has subsided. It is the moment that we all crave and the moment that will allow us to persist to the next day when the Perpetuum Mobile cycle starts again.

Shouts and Murmurs go here!