‘To be: the light over there, breaking the clouds, alone in the cool winds, peaceful over the waves, knowing the mountain, and the ocean furiously possessed by its love for water.’ ’ Excerpt from Journey to Mount Tamalpais by Etel Adnan, August 1986

McIntosh has utilized different surfaces and materials to capture the movement of water and charcoal in unique ways where charcoal paint is applied to horizontal sheets of paper, are intentionally flooded with water-surface printing. These drawings on paper are printed directly from the surface of the water and stamped at intervals, capturing the fading remains of the medium. Fluid photographs are printed on silk to show the movement of light on the water surface. Horizontal mirrors reflect the light between the horizontal and vertical planes of the gallery. Seaweed baths reference posthuman philosophy (theorist Astrida Neimanis), highlighting how the "flow and flush of waters" connects human bodies to the wider, non-human world.