Mike O’Brien is a part-time music producer, and bass player for Great Bear

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openDemocracy’s “Shorelines” project goes under the waves in a glorious farewell, with Candida Clark and Maryam Maruf’s technicolour, multimedia tour of beachlife – from the dawn of sunbathing to the birth of the bikini.

From the South China Sea to Florida's South Beach; lobsters and sharks; icebergs, canals and coral reefs - openDemocracy's “Shorelines” project has offered a lyrical combination of voice, image and narrative. Now, as it reaches the shore's limit, get ready for the big swell. We present an exclusive compilation: the sound of the sea and a pick of some of our best images.