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/.
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/.