2014 acrylic on canvas 455 x 610mm sold
Hot Water Beach is on the East Coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand. Natural hot springs bubble up through the sand, but can only be accessed at low tide. For several hours around the low tide, dozens of people descend on the hot spot on the beach with spades and dig themselves small hot pools in the sand. The result is a free hot mineral spa pool - until the returning tide finally sends a cold wave over the whole thing. The crowd is watched over by two young women who are surf lifesavers.