FIELD NOTES / SLB / Melanesia
Solomon Islands
Raised coral & a former lagoon.
START WITH A PLACE
East Rennell
East Rennell includes Lake Tegano within a raised coral atoll. Limestone islands, brackish water and forest canopy connect the present landscape to its geological formation and customary stewardship.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Compare a small limestone island with the continuous lake surface around it. Read land and water as different stages of the same geological story.
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)