when light meets water / in the day in the night / we rejoice in our vernal lineage

when light meets water… is a graphic score commissioned as part of With the strike of a match, performed as part of The Walldog launch (April 18, 2026) at Whoopsie Daisy Drinks.

when light meets water… started with two solo walks around my neighbourhood on the spring equinox (March 20th, 2026). I set out on my first walk in the late morning, listening and sketching as a way of holding onto the sounds. I set out for the second walk around midnight, under the light of street lamps and the moon. I held Null Point’s program in my mind on these walks, noticing how everyday observations became imbued with meaning, connecting the layers of my positionality back to my evolving surroundings. I oscillated between listening to the sounds, walking on the territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabeg, and Chonnonton peoples, and questioning how I listen as a guest on this land. I notice the ease of walking that my able body and whiteness allows for in the daylight, and the sharp shift in alertness, as a femme person after dark.

haley sheppard (@sheppard__haley) is an artist, organizer, researcher, and songbird based on Block 2 of the Haldimand Tract (Kitchener ON). Descended from Welsh settlers in Treaty 6 territory (London ON), British and Irish settlers on Mi’kmaq territory (Newfoundland, Cape Breton), haley’s practice investigates layers of place through listening, graphic scores, radio, and learning the harp. haley co-hosts A Musician’s Intuition on CKMS Community Radio Waterloo.