Botanical Imaginaries



“Our landscape is its own monument: its meaning can only be traced on the underside. It is all history.” - Édouard Glissant

 “Notre paysage est son propre monument : la trace qu’il signifie estrepérable par-dessous. C’est tout histoire.” - Édouard Glissant






Explore the botanical imaginaries of three texts from three different islands:









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                    What is a botanical imaginary? 


                               

                            What does it mean to map one? 


   

                                       Learn more about the project here.


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Image credits:

Tomás Sánchez, Autorretrato En Tarde Rosa, 1994, Acrylic on linen, 1994,
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/03/tomas-sanchez-landscape-paintings/.


Tomás Sánchez, Orilla y Cielo Gris, 1995, Acrylic on canvas, 1995,
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/03/tomas-sanchez-landscape-paintings/.