Island
Rose Ferraby is exploring traces of the past in the British landscape. In the Outer Hebrides, she considers the archaeology of islands and the connections they reveal.
Archaeologist and artist Rose Ferraby explores traces of human history in different landscapes around the British Isles. In ‘Island’ Rose begins with the excavation of a Neolithic house on a remote causeway which leads her to explore the nature of islands, connectedness through sea travel, and margins.
Rose uses the lens of archaeology to reveal our impact on the world. In EarthWorks she helps us see ourselves within previous patterns of change. Archaeology, we hear, is about imagination, with layers of time revealing people and their stories folded into the earth. At a time of considerable uncertainty about our future, could understanding our past interactions with the environment help us respond and adapt to whatever comes next?
Image: 'Dark Peak' by Rose Ferraby
Produced by Mark Smalley
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Island
Duration: 13:38
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- Thu 7 Apr 2022 22:4591Èȱ¬ Radio 3
- Thu 6 Jun 2024 21:4591Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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