FIELD NOTES / ZMB / Eastern Africa
Zambia
Basalt gorges & suspended water.
START WITH A PLACE
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
At Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, the Zambezi drops into a sequence of basalt gorges. The shared Zambia-Zimbabwe site brings solid rock, moving water and airborne mist into one spatial experience.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in light and depth.
Compare the sharp profile of a gorge with the diffuse edge of the spray. What changes when the same water is read as surface, curtain and atmosphere?
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.
Cloud white#e9efeaoklch(0.946 0.009 150.687)
Water grey#afc9c7oklch(0.816 0.028 190.955)
Deep teal#397b88oklch(0.545 0.070 212.299)
Mineral gold#c1a66aoklch(0.735 0.084 86.155)
Deep water ink#253944oklch(0.332 0.032 233.089)