Estate map vs. story map In the creation of the story map for the Moulin Saint-Augustin in Oppède Provence, I started by learning the history on what estate maps used to be. Estate maps, also known as land maps or cadastral maps, have a long history dating back centuries. These maps were created to document… Continue reading

When we consider a landscape to be the memory of time, a collection of past events, I cannot but speculate when I see the breach in the dry stone wall where wild boars, coming from the mountain, have made a passage to look for water in the valley during dry periods. Continue reading

Drawing is that rare thing that gives you a chance of very close identification with something, or somebody, who is not you. A quote by John Berger that stays with me … Continue reading

Unfortunately less known and hard to find in translation, but for me, Jean-Paul Clébert is right up there with Giono and Bosco. Especially when you know that Guy Debord (Situationists) based his ‘dérive’ on the writing of Clébert. Continue reading

At a chance meeting, a story pops up. Not just a funny anecdote or forgotten legend, but a historical event spanning many centuries and featuring well-known sites. Reason enough to re-explore my familiar surroundings with a sketchbook and to look for traces of this history. Continue reading