Tropical Packing Hall with Rusty Waterwheel

Stainless steel conveyor belts stretch in perfect symmetry down the center of a spacious packing hall, their polished surfaces reflecting the harsh tropical light filtering through high openings. Raindrops bead and slide across the metal, catching the afternoon glare in sharp, linear streaks. In the background, a massive, rusted iron waterwheel from a forsaken tide mill sits half-submerged in a shallow, muddy trough, its spokes frozen in a state of disrepair. The turn of the season brings a light drizzle that dampens the air, visible as a fine mist clinging to the industrial machinery. Rust stains drip from the wheel onto the concrete floor, against the gleaming silver of the active conveyor system. One, wet rivet on the conveyor frame holds a tiny drop of water.