BINSEY POPLARS
The poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote Binsey Poplars in 1800. In it, he speaks of man’s exploitation of nature and our vain efforts to mould our natural environment. Gregg Sedgwick has used the words of the poem to inspire a series of three images. Hand written, typographic and layered, the images use images of trees and landscapes as a backdrop to the script. The result is a richly tex...moreThe poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote Binsey Poplars in 1800. In it, he speaks of man’s exploitation of nature and our vain efforts to mould our natural environment. Gregg Sedgwick has used the words of the poem to inspire a series of three images. Hand written, typographic and layered, the images use images of trees and landscapes as a backdrop to the script. The result is a richly textural style on a theme which remains as relevant today as it was when first written.