Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 27 September 2024
Relief washes over me—something new to explore, a welcome distraction from the mental clutter of the morning’s news.
In the late 1990's I had a breakdown that ultimately led me, through a journey that took me away from depression, to a new career in photography. What made all the grit of the dark days worthwhile was that I was left with something that felt like a pearl - a new way of seeing and interacting with things - more sensual, emotive and visual. These posts explore different ways of seeing and experiencing our world.
Relief washes over me—something new to explore, a welcome distraction from the mental clutter of the morning’s news.
And there are rumours that the synchronicity that sprang from the Roman temple inspired the medieval scholar Alcuin to build the Alma Sophia (Holy Wisdom) here.
I know it all sounds a little odd, and men don’t usually talk about these things, but I feel that what happened to me during that time was miraculous, and miraculous things should be shouted from the rooftops.
Refined Reflections: The Best of Genius Loci
Refined Reflections: The Best of Genius Loci
It’s difficult to explain, but my eyes seem to act like cruise missiles - spotting a potential target and then locking onto the detail.
In the hope that they help others unburden and renew as much as they have for me it gives me the greatest pleasure to present - in the spirit of Hokusai - my Thirty Six Views of Beverley Minster.
Refined Reflections: The Best of Genius Loci
Refined Reflections: The Best of Genius Loci