Cairns
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Cairns

cairn, Isbister, monuments, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland
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Cairns are traditionally markers to define distance or warn foolhardy sailors of the rocks beneath the ocean’s waves. This one – near the neolithic Tomb of the Eagles in Orkney – is quite possible modern. Its anonymous maker has sought a balance between order and the chaos of broken shards of stone, much like the work of the artists Andy Goldworthy and Richard Long. For me photographically, chaos is all around; order is how I try to make it sing.

Location: Isbister, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland

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