Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland. Built for Admiral George Delaval in 1720. Darkroom reprint of my photo of 2012. A story of land, inheritance, entrepreneurial opportunity, the roots of local power in global interconnections – and quirky radical taste transformed into an archetype of architectural style. [Link] to a previous post. The Delaval family had owned…
ruins and remains
Ovidiana — archaeological theatre
Becoming stone [Link] [Link]
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey (1) – an old story, but not the one that’s being talked about
Replaying Homer — Theatre/Archaeology. Notes on Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. The Odyssey, adapted from Homer and directed by Christopher Nolan. Even before its release on July 17, the movie generated much discussion and commentary. Historical accuracy – helmets from the wrong period, Viking ships in the Bronze Age, and an Agamemnon that looks like Batman. Fidelity to Homer’s…
Becoming stone — death and transfiguration
Stevns Klint, Denmark. Connie Svabo and I are visiting this extraordinary geological site that achieved World Heritage status in 2014. She was part of the team that developed the concept for the superb new visitor center [Link]. Here is a vitalist and hylozoic commentary. Exposed limestone and chalk geology. Højerup old church. The beds of…
Statue – at prayer
“Man at prayer”. Egypt. 13th dynasty c1700 BCE. Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
Statue and thunderstorm
Nyborg Fjord, Denmark.