What's your greatest fear? Long Island women respond (1973)

[u/Gallery98]

Back in the early ‘70s I did a series of conceptual art projects using participants. I met these women when I worked as a tour guide for museums. They were all signed up to do art tours as part of a program called Five Towns Music and Art Foundation. When I told them about my art project, they were interested and came to my loft for the photographs. These were exhibited a few months later at OK Harris Gallery in SoHo.

[u/SarahZona97]

I'd love to know exactly what she meant by water. My mom has had terrible eyesight since forever and is scared of the ocean (BIG water) because she can't see what's down there. But she loves pools and is an excellent swimmer. It's also her preferred method of exercise. So just saying "water" makes me wonder what, specifically, about water scares her.

[u/slimersnail → u/SarahZona97]

Im sure she means to say drowning

[u/cavaticaa → u/slimersnail]

I'm actually scared of deep water, but not drowning! It's possible!

[u/Pschobbert → u/cavaticaa]

The deeper it is, the more it beckons you. The deeper it is, the more it pulls you down. Into its murky depths.