Travel vignettes, site visits and location observations where landscape, history and atmosphere inform the work and linger after departure.
The cundy has always been there. A concrete water conduit running beneath the coast road, hidden in the dene. Surrounded by trees, wildlife and shadows. As a child, I used to play inside it, daring myself further into the dark, scaring myself silly. Its interior is absolute. Sound dies quickly. Light doesn’t travel far at … Continue reading The Cundy…
I went back to Horden while planning Emergence. It’s John Gimmerick’s hometown. It’s also mine. I wanted the places in the book to feel seen rather than remembered. My parents still live there, but there were corners I hadn’t visited in years. The beach. The dene. The cundy. I knew that returning to them physically … Continue reading Returning to Horden…
