Heartbeat became a visual poem in which happiness and sadness went hand in hand

driven most often by the observation of the shapes the light creates

sparkling energy of a changing city

one day he was led to an alley room near the beach

Instead of being in the usual settings of school halls or hotel function rooms

The Elkhorn Slough and Moss Landing Patti smith Heartbeat became a visual poemSecond edition of The Elkhorn Slough and Moss Landing. Small format paperback in fine condition. Minor scuff to top left corner of back cover. Please see pictures. About "Michael Kenna has turned his artist's eye to this cauldron of diversity and produced a series of enduring images. Michael's photographs capture some of the contrasts evident in the slough." Taken from the introduction by Mark Silberstein