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Modern Nature
Journals, 1989 โ 1990
Series: The Journals of Derek Jarman
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A very special book - a divine, meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness.
Read this meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness, which is also a powerful account of his life as an HIV positive man in the 1980s.
In 1986, Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness.
Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature, growing all manner of plants. While some perished beneath wind and sea-spray, others flourished, creating brilliant, unexpected beauty in the wilderness.
Modern Nature is both a diary of the garden and a meditation by Jarman on his own life - his childhood, his time as a young gay man in the 1960s, his renowned career as an artist, writer and film-maker. It is at once a lament for a lost generation, an unabashed celebration of gay sexuality, and a devotion to all that is living.
'An essential - urgent - book for the 21st Century' Hans Ulrich Obrist
This new edition features an introduction from Olivia Laing, the author of Crudo.
Series: The Journals of Derek Jarman
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Modern Nature
A very special book - a divine, meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness. Read this meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness, which is also a powerful account of his life as an HIV positive man in the 1980s. In 1986, Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
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Modern Nature by Derek Jarman is celebrated for its passionate and vivid narrative. Praised as both beautiful and essential by critics, it blends personal reflection with Jarman's work as a filmmaker and gardener. The book is regarded as moving and visionary, capturing his unique style and resilience in the face of personal and professional challenges.
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ISBN: 9781784873875
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 May 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Olivia Laing
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 259g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Derek Jarman was born in London in 1942. His career spanned decades and genres, from painter, theatre designer, director, film maker, to poet, writer, campaigner and gardener. His features include Sebastiane (1976), Jubilee (1978), Caravaggio (1986), The Last of England (1987), Edward II (1991) and Blue (1993). His paintings - for which he was a Turner Prize nominee in 1986 - continue to be exhibited worldwide, and his garden in Dungeness remains a site of pilgrimage to fans and newcomers alike.
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Pharmacopoeia
A beautiful, full-colour compendium of Derek Jarman's writing on nature, gardening, and life in Dungeness - with a Foreword by Tilda Swinton. "I planted a dog rose. Then I found a curious piece of driftwood and used this, and one of the necklaces of holey stones on the wall, to stake the rose. The garden had begun. I saw it...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
Derek Jarman's Garden
Paradise haunts gardens, writes Derek Jarman, and it haunts mine. Jarman's public image is that of a film-maker of genius, whose work, dwelling on themes of sexuality and violence, became a byword for controversy. But the private man was the creator of his own garden-paradise in an environment that many might think was more of a hell than a heaven...Hardback$4399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Derek Jarman's Blue weaves a sensory tapestry that serves as both a political call to action and a meditation on illness, dying, and love. "For Blue there are no boundaries or solutions." โ Derek Jarman Originally released as a feature film in 1993, the year before the acclaimed artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman's death due to an AIDS-related illness, Blue...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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