Mesmerism is a short film capturing a moment in kayaking when suddenly I am breathtakingly embraced in a way only nature in its epicness can. Scott’s Creek entrance from Middle Harbour, Sydney is disguised and not easily found. Yet every time I enter this place - the silence, gentleness of the flow of the water, the light filtering through the trees - creates a sense of entering an ancient place that can only be described as mesmeric. Mesmerism has been defined as a strong or spellbinding appeal; fascination - an hypnotic induction believed to involve animal magnetism. That is exactly what I experience in this world!.
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