Many A Region Dolorous

From Shroud, by Simon Norfolk and Klaus Thymann

The Shroud on the Glacier du Rhône by Klaus Thymann and Simon Norfolk

Every so often I republish here texts which have been earlier seen elsewhere.  This is mainly to make some attempt to group my stuff in one place.  What follows is an introduction to a moving group of pictures on the death of a glacier in Switzerland.  It is a version of the text which appeared online in Granta in April of 2020, republished with thanks to Granta for allowing it.

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Show and Tell : The Image in Research

Berenice Abbott Loaded Swinging Wrench 1958

Berenice Abbott. An Asymmetrical Object Behaves Symmetrically. Loaded Swinging Wrench, 1958

Berenice Abbott Wave Reflection 1950s

Berenice Abbott.  Reflection of Waves, 1950s

[A text accompanying an exhibition at the University of Brighton on some of the many various ways that thoughts and information are presented visually.] Continue reading