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Every footprint tells a story. Some fade with the tide, others linger in memory.

Some of life’s most profound moments arrive quietly — a glance, a sunset, the touch of a wave at our feet. We might not notice their weight at the time. Yet, like footprints pressed into wet sand, they shape us in ways we only understand much later.

As the soft notes of Footprints in the Sand play 🎵 listen here, we’re reminded of how those invisible presences — of people, of time, of grace — walk alongside us.

There is something elemental about walking along a shoreline. With each step, we leave behind a delicate imprint — a personal marker, briefly visible, vulnerable to wind and water. The next wave may erase it, and yet for a moment, it existed. It mattered.

Footprints remind us of presence. Of movement. Of passing through.
Some vanish quickly, like fleeting thoughts or sudden feelings.
Others stay with us — not in the sand, but within us — as memories, as transformations, as quiet truths we carry forward.

The shoreline becomes a metaphor:
Where permanence meets impermanence.
Where what was merges with what’s becoming.
Where we pause between land and sea, past and future, self and world.

And in that in-between, something opens. Perhaps it’s:
• The impermanence of time, mirrored in waves that erase yesterday’s paths — reminding us to cherish the now.
• The quiet power of presence, in pausing to observe a shadow on the dune, a pattern in the sand, the light glimmering across the water.
• The warmth of connection, in footsteps that follow one another, in shared silence, in the memory of a moment that left its mark.

To walk along the beach with music rising in the air — like this 🎻violin version of You Raise Me Up, filmed by the sea— is to feel how art, nature, and emotion converge in one breath.

Not all stories are spoken. Not all journeys are grand.
But every footprint holds the possibility of meaning.
Some are solitary. Some are side-by-side.
Some appear, then disappear.
And some stay with us — not because they lasted, but because they touched something deep within.

As the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once wrote:

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time…

These lines are a gentle reminder that our lives — and our creations — carry meaning beyond ourselves. A trace we leave might be the encouragement someone else needs to keep going. A step we took might help another find their way.

Reflections Along the Shoreline of Memory

Which footprints have shaped me?
Think of the moments, people, or places that left a mark on you — not with noise, but with presence.
A glance, a decision, a season of life.
What did they awaken in you? What have they taught you?

Which footprints do I like to be reminded of?
Not all imprints fade. Some you return to, again and again.
A sunset you carry in your chest. A voice that still calms you. A choice you’re proud of.
What brings you strength, warmth, or clarity when you remember it?

Which footprints am I ready to let the tide wash away?
Some marks are heavy. Some are no longer yours to carry.
A story you’ve outgrown. A fear that’s done its time. A memory that no longer defines you.
What are you willing to release – gently, without force – to make space for something new?

An Art Exhibition Rooted in Tylösand’s Soul

With Footprints in the Sand is not just an art exhibition — it’s a tribute to moments that once were, to golden hours by the sea, and to the quiet presence of nature that continues to shape us long after we’ve left the shoreline.

From wind-swept dunes to sunlit waves, this exhibition gathers a carefully curated selection of indoor and outdoor artworks inspired by Tylösand — a place where many of us have laughed, reflected, wandered, and found stillness.

Get a glimpse of Tylösand today from above in this peaceful drone view, and sense how the beach continues to tell stories.

Each piece holds a trace of someone’s steps…
…a family’s summer walk across the warm sand,
…a solitary morning watching the sea dissolve into sky,
…a fleeting feeling that somehow stayed.

What You’ll Experience:
• Artworks that speak to memory and motion, created in diverse techniques — from watercolors and digital art to sculpture and installation.
• A walk through inner and outer spaces, where the boundaries between gallery walls and open air blur like footprints on a breezy beach.
• Stories behind the works, inviting visitors to recall their own memories or to simply pause and be present.

This exhibition is a warm reminder that beauty doesn’t need to last forever to leave an imprint.

Explore Tylösand’s rich history through this 🌊film from 1939 (start at 8:20) or dive into the story of 🏨Hotell Tylösand from 1915 — places that still echo in the present.

Welcome to visit:

👉 Physical Art Exhibition April 20 15-17 in Tyludden Tylösand – With Footprints in the Sand/
Fysisk utställning 20 april 15–17 i Tyludden Tylösand – Med spår i sanden
(click on the picture below)

👉 Virtual Art Exhibition Transient Tylösand / Virtuell utställning Transient Tylösand
(click on the picture below )

In the art exhibition is including a song about Tylösand. a Swedish song about Tylösand can be found below;

About Novisali 

Novisali, (alias Liselotte Engstam), is besides her roles as professional board member and advisor, a multi-media artist, with a curious, explorative mind and an ambition to learn and extend art experiences to current and new audiences using both traditional and new digital mediums. More information and exhibitions can be found via Novisali.com

This blog post was is also shared at the blog of www.liselotteengstam.com, with the artist name Novisali.