FIELD NOTES / MWI / Eastern Africa
Malawi
Granite shelters & painted histories.
START WITH A PLACE
Chongoni Rock-Art Area
Chongoni preserves rock paintings associated with different communities and periods, including BaTwa and Chewa histories. Some sites continue to hold ceremonial significance.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Read a painting in relation to the shelter’s light and surface. Keep different painting traditions distinct rather than treating every mark as one visual language.
An editorial observation prompt, grounded in the reference above.
WORKING COLOUR
A palette to begin with.
Five editorial tones for this surface family. Use them as a starting point for a study; they are not measured samples from the site.
Limestone paper#eee7d8oklch(0.929 0.021 85.945)
Warm sediment#c6ad86oklch(0.760 0.060 78.678)
Earth ochre#a36545oklch(0.568 0.092 47.550)
Weathered slate#657d79oklch(0.569 0.029 184.084)
Carbon ink#282b2boklch(0.286 0.004 196.917)