Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 28 Nov 2025
When I walk back up into the nave, the visitor is there at the top of the steps, sat in a chair - as if he knew of the tenderness that was taking place beneath and was unable to enter in upon it.
genius loci digest
This digest revels in the in-between, the transitional, the presence of absence. My camera with its dials and knobs and sharp focus has taken me into the blur of things. It has taught me that because things can't be measured it doesn't mean that it isn't there. The spirit of things, the essence of our places is as real as my shutter button.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 21 Nov 2025
I think of it all - all that richness - and breathe deeply. These interventions make the place feel alive, as if the street itself is a mix of nutrients that nourish us as individuals and as communities.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 14 Nov 2025
I was quite unwell when I last visited this place, on a journey to understand why old buildings like this seemed to scatter the shadows.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 7 Nov 2025
The standing stone before me has occupied this spot for around 4,500 years.
Andy Marshall's Best Pubs: 31 Oct 2025
A time to toast and a toast to time....
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 24 Oct 25
And yet, for all its grandeur, Temple Church reminds us that this longing isn’t abstract or unreachable — it lives here, among us.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 17 October 25
This is not a building defined solely by dates and dimensions. It’s a sensory place — spatial, sonic, interstellar — a unique signature that leads to a spirit that is hard to define.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 10 Oct 2025
For Fiona and Tom
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 3 Oct 2025
Cowside: Part One ⚡️ View the latest digest and the full archive here. 📐 My Goals ℹ️ Donations Page & Status 📸 MPP Status 🛍️Shop Photo-hoard Look closer at St. Mary's in Iffley and you will see a facade full of Romanesque emoji's - little beakheads - each with...