Context and Landscape
The places where things come from matter. Ancient people lived in a world where the natural environment was vastly important. They understood how to use natural resources to grow and gather food, but also to grow and gather the resources to make tools, textiles, and toys. Archaeological illustration often removes objects from their context - separating them from the landscapes and natural processes that they were a part of. These models attempt to place British Bronze Age Food Vessels within the landscapes that they were deposited into, and the natural processes that helped produce them.
Objects in Landscapes - Vessel excavated from Old Kirk Farm represented against the backdrop of its original context.
Objects as landscapes - exploring the relationship between natural shapes and the shapes of food vessels.
Objects entrained with natural processes - thinking through the relationships between water, clay, and ceramics.
Where is that place pictured in these models?
The landscape in these images is drawn from a property listing of Old Kirk Farm in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The vessel in these images was excavated on the property in the 1969.