Baldernock is a small parish located in the hills just north of Scotland’s largest city. It’s only seven miles between the village and Glasgow city center, but its atmospheric moorland and rolling fields, dotted with sheep, feel a world away. For photographer Camille Lemoine, who currently lives in Glasgow and grew up in Bladernock, the familiar rhythms of small town life, agriculture, and the country’s legendarily mercurial weather lend themselves to a series called Down Tower Road.
Intimate images capture steel gray clouds, gnarled trees, elegant grasses, and clusters of purple heather. Lemoine also emphasizes the presence of the female body, whether communing with the earth in a narrow track through a field or looking into the hollow of a tree as if physically merging with it.
This literal closeness to nature and the particularities of the landscape create what the artist describes as “the feeling of being moved into a different kind of aliveness.” Lemoine explores both bodily and emotional connections to the land, highlighting curiosity and care in a study of what it means to really know a place.
“Through practicing the act of noticing, these images are devoted to the intricacies of the landscape, often bringing attention to the individuality of each thing, such as the blue before heavy rain, the pheasant feather found on the hill, and the distinct way that the light unfolds,” Lemoine says in a statement. “I want to highlight that it is our connection to these seemingly insignificant details that over time informs our sense of belonging.”
Find more on Lemoine’s Instagram. (via LensCulture)
