A grove of ancient, weather-beaten trees native to the Caribbean tropics. Their foliage is singed red and their trunks bend under decades of withstanding harsh winds, briny air, and unrelenting sun. Functioning as a living record of the indigenous Caribbean people, they endure their brutal environment with a resilient spirit.

A single European vacationer who separates herself from the rest of the sunbathing crowd. She sets her blanket down within the grove of trees to escape the oppressive heat. Her actions show a physical sensitivity to the shared reality between herself and the indigenous environment.

A group of European women vacationing on the tropical beach. Wearing Pompeian bikinis, sunglasses, and scarves, they eagerly absorb the fierce heat to bronze their skin. They maintain a distinct cultural separation from the local environment while simultaneously occupying the physical space of the island.

A lone, hard-working local who works the ocean waters. Unlike the visiting tourists who use the beach for leisure, he maintains a practical and diligent relationship with the natural environment to earn his livelihood. His salt-grizzled appearance reflects a life spent working the coastal waters.

A mongrel who accompanies his owner to the beach at dawn. He provides lively, careless movement against the quiet backdrop of the early morning ocean waves.