TRANSMISSIONS Insomniac's play
"Some were like feathers, but feathers of neon, laser-drawn, exquisitely refined and breathtakingly delicate. Others were like urban plans, architechturally precise, like cities viewed from the air." So goes Nick Knight's description of the beauty and diversity of plants he encountered in the Natural History Museum botanical collection when preparing his book Flora. Accompanying his images are short texts on the individual plants commenting on their biological characteristics, historical and cultural importance. Artist Janice Kerbel made a parallel investigation as the basis for her engaging radio play Nick Silver Can't Sleep in which botanical tendencies are transformed into the basis of a thwarted love story. It was performed for the first time to a live audience at Tate Britain on 8th September, at dusk.
...what an exciting and unique approach !...my imagination is going wild just after having read the revue about how he goes about uncovering and going beyond the beauty of such wonderful treasures created by nature....I'll certainly purchase it...!
By Galileo's Universe at 21:40 Tue 18 Sep 2007 | reply to this >