Known by this name
Anglers on the River Don have long been familar with a deep pool known as ‘Philips Pot’. The first Ordinance Survey notebook of 1858 gives this description: Of this “lunatic” … Continue reading Known by this name
Tag: Lost
poetry in landscape
I reveal what I feel [I am not a confident artist] All that I create feels selfish [I am an artist] I find poetry in landscape [where I am wonderfully … Continue reading poetry in landscape
Kailyards
My Gordon family came from remote and lost parts of Aberdeenshire. For some reason I keep returning to the now ruinous homesteads of my forebears where only wild kailyards continue … Continue reading Kailyards
So why the hell should you be interested?
I cannot remember when I made this film. ‘LOST’ remastered: To play this short film please click here or on the image above
“In a world that has lost its signposts”
“The Art of Losing our Minds“: The Sunday Observer of the 19th August 2015. I have written before on Hole Ousia about how we use language. Whether we are scientists … Continue reading “In a world that has lost its signposts”
Lost identity
“Within modernity the life sciences have claimed and been given the authority to define ‘human nature’ (although within this universality biology has a long and deplorable history of inscribing hierarchically … Continue reading Lost identity