Brythonic
Dublin Core
Title
Brythonic
Shelfmark - 947.ENV.GARCIA
Subject
Conceptual
Description
Brythonic
The project explores the themes of, myth, history, the natural world, and how they relate to us today. The Brythonic Legends of Cornwall, Wales and Brittany are my starting point.
Geo-mythology is the study of geological events that turn into legends. Brythonic is a group of celtic languages including Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. The Brythonic Legends are The Lowland Hundred (Wales) Kêr-Is (Britany) Lyonesse (Cornwall). The Brythonic legends give us a warning of human inaction. This inaction led to whole lands disappearing under the sea. These Legends are a warning from the past. A warning about rising sea levels leading to cultures and civilisations disappearing. We are in a time when climate anxiety is rising. A fear of climate change and a concern about the survival of human species. There have been many other lost lands historically and later in legends.
As climate change occurs Britain will become more tropical. But as well as being the future this is also a view of the past. So a Future-Past, we may return to the days when lions and hippos roamed the banks of the Thames. As climate change returns to Britain, the plants and land will change. We will become a wetter warmer land.
The legends of drowned lands are common in many Northern European cultures. They are a historic echo of Doggerland, a submerged land under the North Sea.
The project explores the themes of, myth, history, the natural world, and how they relate to us today. The Brythonic Legends of Cornwall, Wales and Brittany are my starting point.
Geo-mythology is the study of geological events that turn into legends. Brythonic is a group of celtic languages including Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. The Brythonic Legends are The Lowland Hundred (Wales) Kêr-Is (Britany) Lyonesse (Cornwall). The Brythonic legends give us a warning of human inaction. This inaction led to whole lands disappearing under the sea. These Legends are a warning from the past. A warning about rising sea levels leading to cultures and civilisations disappearing. We are in a time when climate anxiety is rising. A fear of climate change and a concern about the survival of human species. There have been many other lost lands historically and later in legends.
As climate change occurs Britain will become more tropical. But as well as being the future this is also a view of the past. So a Future-Past, we may return to the days when lions and hippos roamed the banks of the Thames. As climate change returns to Britain, the plants and land will change. We will become a wetter warmer land.
The legends of drowned lands are common in many Northern European cultures. They are a historic echo of Doggerland, a submerged land under the North Sea.
Creator
Dylan Garcia
Publisher
Dylan Garcia
Date
2024
Format
hand stitched, printed on 135g Naturalis Absolute White Matt.
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
18x24 cm
Number of Pages
25 inc fold outs
Number of images
40 plus print
Edition Size
100
Place of Publication
uk
Designer
Stanley James Press
Editor
Dylan Garcia
Printer
n/a
ISBN
n/a
Website
URL Link to project
Where to buy
photographers gallery bookshop and Setanta Books website.
Links to reviews
Collection
Citation
Dylan Garcia, “Brythonic ,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/947.