Treasure Irresistible
The National Trust site at Orford Ness includes a number of
single story brick buildings, used, when the whole area was under military
rule, for some scientific or social purpose.
During our special tour of the site we went in one of these
buildings. It was no more than fourteen foot square. In the centre was a large
glass display case full of geological specimens and exciting detritus from the
immediate landscape.
Rocks, pebbles, shells, shell cases, bits from boats and a
child’s sandal were amongst the riches on display. This treasury of the sea had to be drawn.
This has put me in mind of my shoreline
obsession, which I have been feeding for many a year. The first collection,
assembled in 1992 hangs in a small glass fronted frame in the bathroom. Downstairs small Perspex cases house other marine memorabilia. Under my workbench are two boxes of
driftwood, gathered in a September storm, in South wales, waiting for deployment.
We are all such shocking poseurs, so good at inflating the importance
of what we think we value.
Iris Murdoch – The Sea The Sea
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