The Smallness of Things

Getting intimate with nature; A New Topography is ready to order

Photo © Michela Griffith

It’s been a week linked by the smallness of things:

• Small birds singing in the sunshine;

• The shrinking patches of snow retreating with the roe;

• Writ large by macro, the minutiae of lichen and moss

These are some of the stars that I’ve been trying to reach, to hold on to, in a period where my mind seems to chew things up, fail to spit them out, and churn unproductively. Last week’s sunshine was a gift, and spending time outside house and body a tonic, so I went out as much as possible and contorted myself to explore the strange worlds of moss and lichen. The design and artwork for A New Topography is now complete and there are a few words and images to share that I hope may lift your day and make you curious about the worlds down at our feet, and cladding the skyscrapers of trees.

A New Topography

The collection of writing and images that I mentioned last week, is now available to order on my website. In the past I have built books around a selection of images, and it has been interesting this time to have the words lead, and to choose images to accompany these. A New Topography will be printed in a numbered edition of 50, and ready to ship in mid-March.

What distinguishes this place?

The lack of overlook, at least from human

The wet which surfaces in places

Too much for even the sphagnum to swallow

The running hare pausing to glance over its shoulder

The lush greens, the curled red

The fallen, who surround me in decay

The strange fruits that they continue to feed

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