Pharmacopoeia : a dungeness notebook
Jarman, Derek, 1942-19942022
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'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 as a therapy and a pharmacopoeia.' In 1986 artist and filmmaker, Derek Jarman, bought Prospect Cottage, a Victorian fisherman's hut on the desert sands of Dungeness. It was to be a home and refuge for Jarman throughout his HIV diagnosis, and it would provide the stage for one of his most enduring, if transitory projects - his garden. Conceived of as a 'pharmacopoeia' - an ever-evolving circle of stones, plants and flotsam sculptures all built and grown in spite of the bracing winds and arid shingle - it remains today a site of fascination and wonder. 'Pharmacopoeia' brings together the best of Derek Jarman's writing on nature, gardening and Prospect Cottage.
Main title:
Pharmacopoeia : a dungeness notebook / Derek Jarman.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Vintage Classics, 2022.London : Vintage Classics, 2022.
Collation:
160 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781784877330 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920 JAR791.430233092
Language:
English
Subject:
Jarman, Derek, 1942-1994 -- DiariesJarman, Derek, 1942-1994 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- DungenessGardening -- AnecdotesNature -- AnecdotesGardening -- PoetryNature -- PoetryMotion picture producers and directors -- Great Britain -- DiariesGay men -- Great Britain -- DiariesAIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Great Britain -- DiariesBiographyLGBTQ+ InterestKentGayBiography & non-fiction proseDiaries, letters & journalsMemoirs
BRN:
2584531