ɹˈɪŋz wʌz ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ lˈɪɾɚɹəl aɪdˈiəz ʌv ˈɛlɪmənts ðæt mˌeɪk ˌʌp ðə fˈɪzɪkəl lˈændskeɪp ʌvðə lˈeɪk, ænd ɛksplˈoːɹd fˈɪɡjɚɹətˌɪv aɪdˈiəz ʌv hjˈuːmən kənˈɛkʃənz tə lˈænd ænd nˈeɪtʃɚ wˌɪtʃ ʃiː ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ hɜː wˈɜːk, tɚɹˈeɪn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv.
Rings was influenced by literal ideas of elements that make up the physical landscape of the lake, and explored figurative ideas of human connections to land and nature which she incorporated into her work, Terrain in 2012.