Passing Through

Passing Through
is a book concerned with nature, and our transient connection to it.
Consequently, the human figure is seen only occasionally and rather
vague, like something from the imagination or a memory. Nigel Grierson's
visual journey through the seasons, treads a fine line between reality
and fiction, in his search for abstraction and spirituality:



"As
adults, in search of sophistication, and jaded by the rigours of work,
it's easy to lose the natural sense of wonder, and to take for granted
the things that fascinated us so much as children. For Rudolph Steiner,
the most direct route to spirituality for the adult, involves finding
the inner child via the occupation of playing. For me, spirituality lies
in nature, in its myriad of forms and colours, and in the elements;
earth's chaotic beauty. On a personal level this book represents a
journey; a return to childhood, exploring woodlands, playing in the
dirt, finding little treasures and taking something home as a souvenir;
the photograph.



I once heard it said that spirits are in fact traces or energies
left behind when beings repeat the same actions over and over on the
same pathways. Perhaps that is why we can sometimes hear voices in the
woods, even after the people have long gone home."