Layered Landscapes: The Photographic Art of Jenny Okun

Layered Landscapes is a collection of essays and photographs that explore the beauty of the natural world, from the mountains and oceans to the clouds and gardens, foliage and cacti. The book features contributions from various writers, artists, and gardeners, and explores the concept of landscapes as reconstructed harmonies in our minds.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 12 June 2023
Publisher: Oro Editions

Okun has broadened her perspective to include horticulture and the theatricality of the natural world, while harnessing the potential of digital photography to capture nuanced impressions of mountains, oceans, clouds, gardens, foliage, and cacti.

Michael Webb, an architecture writer, provides an introduction to the book, highlighting Okun's photographs as a "reconstructed harmony into what we believed to be a 'real landscape.'" He emphasizes that landscapes exist only in our minds, as Okun's work has consistently emphasized.

Okun's artwork is a captivating blend of multiple layers that evoke memories of the places she has visited during her extensive travels. The photographs are as poetic as the accompanying essays. Griff Rhys Jones, a writer, actor, and presenter, delves into the color blue. Kathy Lette, an author, takes on the form of a cloud on an Australian beach. Thea Musgrave, a composer, describes a tempest in musical notes. Tania Compton, a garden designer, discusses the balance between wild and formal gardens. Caleb Leech, a landscape gardener, explores medieval gardens. Annie Gatti, a garden writer, and Steve Reich, a writer and producer, both share their perspectives on the joys of gardening. James Forrest, a writer, embarks on mountain climbs to find inner calm. Richard Sparks, a writer, director, and Lee Holdridge, a composer, engage in a discussion about Okun's projected design for an opera.

Layered Landscapes serves as a contemplation on our earthly aspirations.

Dimension: 305 x 305 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781957183404