Wind Horse

Along with my research and exploration of nautical wind data and oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico I have been working on animations that include horse imagery.

Is this a completely unrelated theme? I do not think so. The horse after all is another form of transport. To ride one full speed through an open field is to experience the feeling of wind. There is a connection.

To solidify this connection I came across the term "wind horse" used in Tibetan buddhism. In this context the "wind horse" refers to a type of tibetan prayer flag. These flags are hung outdoors to flutter in the wind. The intention is that the prayer will be carried by the wind horse into the heavens.

When I think of wind I think of its universal quality, unconfined nature and it's ability to cross all borders. The idea of a prayer being sent into the wind is, at the very least, affecting my thoughts.