FIELD NOTES / COG / Middle Africa
Republic of the Congo
Forest succession & savannah openings.
START WITH A PLACE
Forest Massif of Odzala-Kokoua
Odzala-Kokoua contains forest and savannah environments at different stages of ecological succession. Its value as a visual reference lies in the meeting of dense canopy, openings and changing vegetation structure.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in grain and rhythm.
Study an opening as carefully as the forest around it. Compare the hard edge of a drawing with the gradual boundary of living vegetation.
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.
Fibre paper#ece9dboklch(0.933 0.019 96.873)
Cut straw#c5b08aoklch(0.766 0.057 82.249)
Forest shade#4d7162oklch(0.517 0.048 166.710)
Thread ochre#bd8453oklch(0.660 0.096 60.682)
Grain ink#283630oklch(0.318 0.021 166.943)