St. Cynhaearn, Ynyscynhaearn, Gwynedd, Wales
To think that this church was originally surrounded by water, a sanctuary that is tucked away from the coast and prying Viking eyes.
Treasured places, layered in history
To think that this church was originally surrounded by water, a sanctuary that is tucked away from the coast and prying Viking eyes.
I arrive early at St. Peulan's to capture the sunrise and I'm not disappointed. I take my photographs and then just sit and watch until the sky desaturates into the pale blue of the day.
We must cherish and protect these places as if our lives were etched upon it.
What buildings like St. Mary represent is a vast cognitive reserve, a wondrous and sophisticated cosmos of quivering emotional intelligence. This building is full of tiny signatures, a lexicon that betrays the aggregate human attempt at survival in the desperation of a crisis.
Welcome to my virtual Cast Room. On my travels, I've been taking augmented reality casts of things that appeal to me. The Cast Room is inspired by the Cast Courts of the V&A which hold a vast selection of casts taken of great works of art all over the globe. Members Only.
A nod to Banister Fletcher: The Foliate Head
Churches remind us of how normal people like us relentlessly hacked, carved, forged, daubed, etched and wove our way out of the unremitting labyrinth of threats to the human condition.
It’s that time of day where the sun reveals and conceals. Pockets of light pepper gnarled and ancient surfaces. At times like this I get caught between my urge to date and categorise and the unadulterated joy of enjoying the pattern of things.
The church is a wonderful example of C15th-C16th perpendicular architecture and, in the early morning light, presents itself like a richly inlaid jewellery box.