Description

Big Wave Bay, location of one of the earliest signs of man calling Hong Kong home, or so inform the 3,000 year old petroglyphs etched into the granite headland. To a surfer, the choice makes perfect sense, this being the only place to practice some semblance of our craft. But the carvings’ true meaning remains a mystery even to the most wrudite scholars. Perhaps that’s the best, because how we as individuals interpret them becomes an exercise that reflects our own character - a prehistoric ink blot test.

They say two-thirds of Earth is covered in water, but measured in volume terms, land accounts for a mere 3% of the Blue Planet. This fact of geography is about in proportion with the space the ocean preoccupies in my own head. As for the petroglyphs, I say they’re intended to enhance the omnipotence of the Sea God: Homage to the power and beauty of the ocean, intended to instil in us awe and humility, provide nourishment from its depths and perfect surf on any given Sunday.