The cultural artefact in the Provençal landscape

3 illustrations of found artefacts

During walks near Oppède-le-Vieux, but equally, in other areas between the Luberon and the Monts de Vaucluse, it is not inconceivable that you will find stones with inscriptions or sculpted into some rough shape.

These artefacts provide information about the culture of their creators and users. I wondered what I could do with it in my visual research and deep mapping project. (from Oppède-le-Vieux to Sénanque)

Why would I sketch and keep an archive on these items? I found a clue in a quote I noted reading John Berger:

“The drawing goes on every day. It is that rare thing that gives you a chance of very close identification with something, or somebody, who is not you .”

On the second slide (click on the small arrow on the right of the picture), you can see part of the stroll in a typical Provencal landscape that must not have looked so different in the 12th century. The sketches are of artefacts found nearby. They are small and sort of record of the experience for later use.



3 responses to “The cultural artefact in the Provençal landscape”

  1. Hey Ivan,

    Ik ben Karel Moors, journalist van Het Belang van Limburg (waar jij ook nog ooit voor hebt gewerkt als ik me niet vergis?). Ik ben op zoek naar Limburgers die tekeningen/schetsen/aquarellen maken tijdens hun reizen in plaats van foto’s. Aanleiding is het tv-programma ‘Gloria Mundi’, waarin Gloria Monserez ook leuke taferelen schetst/inkleurt op de reizen met haar gasten. Zou ik jou kunnen spreken over jouw tekenwerk?

    1. Dag Karel, dank voor de leuke babbel en het stukje in de krant. Ik ben ondertussen terug in het atelier (14 mei). Mocht je een illustratie in hoge resolutie verkiezen, mag je me altijd iets laten weten.

  2. Je vous ai envoyé un email hier soir 12 septembre.
    Cordialement,

    Luisella Simpson

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