
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 16 May 2025
And so it seems fitting—uncannily fitting—that the man standing in the rubble should bear the name he did. Piper. Pipe. Conduit.
And so it seems fitting—uncannily fitting—that the man standing in the rubble should bear the name he did. Piper. Pipe. Conduit.
There’s a quote by Pablo Neruda that illustrates how I feel: “There is another reality, the genuine one, which we lose sight of. This other reality is always sending us hints, which without art, we can’t receive.”
I’ve photographed many projects where artists, artisans and conservators have helped restore—and sometimes transform—the memory of an age, an epithet, a story, a turning point, through a building, a memorial or a piece of art.
Then, instinctively, I reach into my bag. My fingers graze the edge of my sketchbook. It’s such a comforting feeling - that first touch tingles because of the depth of its meaning. Should I?
A chance to own a limited edition print of the Saxon crypt at St. Wystan, Repton
An opportunity to own an original piece from my A4 sketchbook: an ink and watercolour drawing of the Anglo-Saxon crypt at Repton painted on 225gsm paper.
A chance to own a limited edition print of the iconic church of the shrine at St. Mellangell, Wales.
A chance to own a limited edition print of a watercolour of The Nag's Head in Shrewsbury
Own a Piece of History: The Face from The Prior's Door, Ely Cathedral - ink and watercolour original approximately A4 size