Saturday, 21 March 2020

Ness by Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood



The site at Orford Ness, in particular the pagodas, is other worldly and Robert and Stanley respond well to its power.

Robert Macfarlane’s words have a mystical power – the dialogue has the rhythm of liturgy and it all speaks of the power of place.

Stanley Donwood’s images at in two sets, views of different locations at Orford Ness and pebbles with holes. In both cases they are made up of cross hatching which has a great texture to it. It is the images of the pebbles, I say pebbles but there is no scale they could be boulders, were somehow the most powerful.

This is a gem of a book – I think you need a copy!

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