The Captain

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Artist: Blair Cahill

Title: The Captain

Attribution: The Captain, 2024, Blair Martin Cahill

Year: 2024

Materials: Embroidery on Cotton

Dimensions: 25.5 X 25.5

Image Statement: The Captain, half fish and half human, commands the HMS Piscaria with the quiet intensity of one born from both land and sea. His upper half resembles a seasoned sailor, marked by scars from decades at sea, but beneath his salt-weathered coat, scales shimmer in hues of deep blue and silver, glistening like the ocean itself. With webbed fingers that move as deftly as any sailor’s hands and eyes that see with both the cunning of a man and the instincts of a fish, The Captain navigates treacherous waters, sensing every shift in tide and change in current. His crew, loyal and of the sea’s own lineage, follow his orders with a respect deep as the ocean trenches. Under his command, the Piscaria sails boldly through storms and battles, a spectral ship that seems to blend with the waves, always just beyond the grasp of land-bound eye.