Derek Jarman's Garden by Derek Jarman (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Derek Jarman's Garden by Derek Jarman Derek Jarmans garden is in the flat expanse of shingle that faces the nuclear power station in Dungeness, Kent. He mixed the flint, shells and driftwood of Dungeness with indigenous and introduced plants. This book is his own record of how this garden evolved, from its beginnings in 1985. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Paradise haunts gardens, writes Derek Jarman, and it haunts mine. Jarmans public image is that of a film-maker of genius, whose work, dwelling on themes of sexuality and violence, became a byword for controversy. But the private man was the creator of his own garden-paradise in an environment that many might think was more of a hell than a heaven - in the flat, bleak, often desolate expanse of shingle that faces the Dungeness nuclear power station. Jarman, a passionate gardener from childhood, combined his painters eye, his horticultural expertise and his ecological convictions to produce a landscape which combined the flints, shells and driftwood of Dungeness; sculptures made from stones, old tools and found objects; the areas indigenous plants; and shrubs and flowers introduced by Jarman himself. This book is Derek Jarmans own record of how this garden evolved, from its earliest beginnings in 1986 to the last year of his life. More than 150 photographs taken since 1991 by his friend and photographer Howard Sooley capture the garden at all its different stages and at every season of the year. Photographs from all angles reveal the gardens complex geometrical plan, its magical stone circles and its beautiful and bizarre sculptures. We also catch glimpses of Jarmans life in Dungeness: walking, weeding, watering, or just enjoying life. Derek Jarmans Garden is the last book Jarman ever wrote. Like the garden itself, it remains as a fitting memorial to a brilliant and greatly loved artist who, against all odds, made a breathtakingly beautiful garden in the most inhospitable of places. It will appeal to all those who are themselves practising gardeners, as well as the legions of admirers of this extraordinary man. Notes Derek Jarmans own record of how he created a strange and eerily beautiful garden on the bleak shingle banks in the shadow of Dungeness power station. The illustrations are highly atmospheric photographs by Howard Sooley, Jarmans photographer, and show the garden from all angles and during every season of the year, revealing its intricate geometric plan. 100 colour, 70 b/w photos. Author Biography Derek Jarman (1942 - 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author. Review Simply beautiful. Howard Sooleys photographs of the garden are stunning and the book will immediately make you want to create a garden full of driftwood sculptures - Active LifeA moving reminder about the power of the humble domestic garden - Waterstones Books Quarterly Promotional Still the best thing on gardening ever published Observer Kirkus UK Review Jarmans last book, completed in his dying year, is an assembly of thoughts and memories, mostly about his garden, but also about friends and AIDS. While the text is slight, it is set among superb pictures by Howard Sooley, a friend and fellow plantlover, who photographed the garden over a number of years. When Jarman bought the old fishermans cottage, on a shale promentary within Howitzer distance of Dungeness B nuclear power station, he was attracted by its bleakness. But gradually objects found on the beach became sculptures and beds of sea-washed brick and flint, and the flowers crept in. Ultimately the garden was awash with colour. This is an inspirational book, not only through the pictures of the extraordinary garden itself, but also those of Jarman. The fact that he faded as the garden took root is grimly poetic. To have created such a garden at all is an achievement, but to see Jarman gardening wearing a djellabe to protect himself from the light and the cold, with a hospital band on his wrist, is a tribute to human spirit and determination. (Warning: if youre planning to buy it for an elderly friend for the gardening, you should know that Jarman also tells us of his memories of fucking (his word) people on the floor of Heaven.) (Kirkus UK) Promotional "Headline" Still the best thing on gardening ever published Observer Details ISBN0500016569 Pages 144 Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd Year 1995 Photographer Howard Sooley ISBN-10 0500016569 ISBN-13 9780500016565 Format Hardcover Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 712.6092 Author Derek Jarman Media Book Language English UK Release Date 1995-06-05 Publication Date 1995-06-05 NZ Release Date 1995-06-05 Illustrations with over 150 illustrations, 90 in colour; 90 Illustrations, color Audience General AU Release Date 1995-05-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:26268;

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