Gardens of Remembrance – Tome 1
{ From the introduction of Tome 1 }
Gardens of Remembrance is a voyage of discovery into our common and inescapable past. Exploring abandoned, overgrown, faded, impoverished and –yes– unprosperous graveyards from olden times. Documenting the remaining beauty and grotesque nature of those decayed memories in a modern yet personal demeanour.
Wow, fantastic in every way. An original, dark, unique, quality book. I am a fan.
{ Peter Bamps | Etsy }
In four chapters, namely: ‘Sepia shades‘, ‘In the shadows’, ‘Transitional’ and ‘Vividus’, I try to portray the sentiment of those abandoned places by experimenting, playing around with light/perspective/depth and –of course– the amount of ‘dark aesthetic’.
Gardens of Remembrance Tome 1 promo reel.
This tome marks the first of a series where I try to record European cemeteries that gloriously embraced the test of time. This book covers ancient burial grounds of Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Germany. Possible future releases will cover both the same as many more territories. Furthermore, informative snippets that focus on specific iconography/symbolism are scattered throughout the book.
These books exceeded my expectations and the person I gave them to loved them!!
{ Jessie | Etsy}
Cicero expresses, in his own yet ominous way, that “the life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living” – what better way to pay homage to these words than to aesthetically chronicle this inevitable fate bestowed upon all of us..
Gardens of Remembrance Tome 1
A4 Deluxe edition
Limited to 250 books
300 pages
Over 250 images from different countries
20+ pages on history, symbolism and iconography
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