Shelter Island is the first movement of East Coast Pictures. It is a depiction of the Shelter Island itself, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap; but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This 'picture' is a fond memory of a winter weekend on Shelter Island. East Coast Pictures was commissioned by the British Youth Wind Orchestra with funds from the National Westminster Bank plc. These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast, an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people.

ナイジェル・ヘスの描く「Shelter Island」は、場所が持つ「静と動」の二面性を鋭く抉り出しています。夏の喧騒が去った後に訪れる、冬の厳しさに立ち向かう孤高の風景。そこに込められたのは、荒ぶる大西洋の波濤と霧に包まれた沈黙への畏敬であり、孤独の中にこそ宿る真実の美しさです。 本作の映像化は、原典が持つ冷たい雨や潮の香りを、視覚と聴覚を通じて重層的に補完しました。映像が捉える荒涼とした海岸線と、テキストに刻まれた内省的な筆致が共鳴し合うとき、私たちは場所の記憶というテーマの深淵に触れることになります。静寂の中に響く生命の鼓動を、ぜひ両メディアで体感してください。