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Land

Land

An Exploration of What It Means to Be Human in Remote Places Across the British Isles
Art & PhotographyEssays
Published
2016
Language
English

Synopsis

Explore the unique historic buildings of Great Britain cared for by the Landmark Trust. This book combines stunning photography with essays from writers like Jeanette Winterson and artist Antony Gormley. Discover the stories embedded in these remarkable places and the landscapes they inhabit.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

ReflectiveThought-ProvokingAtmosphericIntellectual

Genres

Art & Photography Essays Travel

Authors

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Antony Gormley

Antony Gormley is a British sculptor who created the Angel of the North and other major public installations. His book Land examines the relationship between the human form and the natural landscape through

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Clare Richardson

Clare Richardson is a photographer and author who documents rural life and the natural world. She is best known for her book Land, which focuses on a small community in the English countryside. Her work often looks at how people live in connection with their surroundings.

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Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson is an British author. Her first book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was a semi-autobiographical novel about a lesbian growing up in an English Pentecostal community. Other novels explore gender polarities and sexual identity and later ones the relations between humans and technology. She has received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to literature, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society o...