Colour photo of a brick wall abutting a canal, on a day with very high water. There is a small low arch with a white marble surround set in the wall, through which can be seen a couple of seaweed-clad marble steps leading up to a street out of shot; hypothetically giving access from the canal, except the boat that could fit through the arch, especially today, would have to be exceptionally narrow and very low indeed. The bricks in the wall are a crumbling faded terracotta colour, and the water in front is a clear pale turquoise with some small gentle ripples. On the right of the arch is the edge of another building, marked by a pillar of marble with greenery growing up it, and the corner of a shuttered window covered by bottle-green netting. The whole thing feels very improbable and slightly magical, as if this whole setup was designed for and by tiny elves or water spirits - very emblematic of Venice.