{"id":1846234,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1846234"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:00:00","slug":"camille-lemoines-portrait-of-home-and-belonging-in-rural-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1846234","title":{"rendered":"Camille Lemoine\u2019s Portrait of Home and Belonging in Rural Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A fine art photograph by Camille Lemoine of a young woman laying in a trodden path in a meadow with a tree in the background\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Camille Lemoine, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Camille Lemoine\u2019s Portrait of Home and Belonging in Rural Scotland<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-25T11:00:00-05:00\">March 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a 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It\u2019s only seven miles between the village and Glasgow city center, but its atmospheric moorland and rolling fields, dotted with sheep, feel a world away. For photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camillelemoine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camille Lemoine<\/a>, who currently lives in Glasgow and grew up in Bladernock, the familiar rhythms of small town life, agriculture, and the country\u2019s legendarily mercurial weather lend themselves to a series called <em>Down Tower Road.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Intimate images capture steel gray clouds, gnarled trees, elegant grasses, and clusters of purple heather. Lemoine also emphasizes the presence of the female body, whether communing with the earth in a narrow track through a field or looking into the hollow of a tree as if physically merging with it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471748\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-7.jpg\" alt=\"A fine art photograph by Camille Lemoine of the top of a young woman's head just visible through purple heather\" class=\"wp-image-471751\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>This literal closeness to nature and the particularities of the landscape create what the artist describes as \u201cthe feeling of being moved into a different kind of aliveness.\u201d Lemoine explores both bodily and emotional connections to the land, highlighting curiosity and care in a study of what it means to really know a place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough practicing the act of noticing, these images are devoted to the intricacies of the landscape, often bringing attention to the individuality of each thing, such as the blue before heavy rain, the pheasant feather found on the hill, and the distinct way that the light unfolds,\u201d Lemoine says in a statement. \u201cI want to highlight that it is our connection to these seemingly insignificant details that over time informs our sense of belonging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find more on Lemoine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cami.lemoine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lensculture.com\/articles\/lensculture-editors-women-shaping-photography-today-19-artists-to-discover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LensCulture<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471748\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-9.jpg\" alt=\"A fine art photograph by Camille Lemoine of a young woman sticking her head into the trunk of a tree in a rural Scottish field\" class=\"wp-image-471753\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471748\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-2.jpg\" alt=\"A fine art portrait photograph by Camille Lemoine of a young woman with freckles and her hair pulled back, in profile\" class=\"wp-image-471755\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471748\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-3.jpg\" alt=\"A fine art photograph by Camille Lemoine of a dark, cloudy sky over a rural Scottish field\" class=\"wp-image-471756\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471748\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-1.jpg\" alt=\"A fine art photograph by Camille Lemoine of a young woman laying in a bunch of heather on a Scottish hillside\" class=\"wp-image-471754\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471748\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-8.jpg\" alt=\"A fine art photograph by Camille Lemoine of a mushroom growing in a tree stump\" class=\"wp-image-471752\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lemoine-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471748\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" 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