FIELD NOTES / SDN / Northern Africa
Sudan
Pyramidal mass & sacred landscape.
START WITH A PLACE
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Gebel Barkal and the Napatan sites preserve temples, tombs and settlement remains associated with the kingdom of Kush. The hill and its surrounding structures form a connected sacred landscape along the Nile.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Read the slope of a pyramid against the natural profile of the hill. Separate a formal comparison from the religious meaning of either form.
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)