FIELD NOTES / ZWE / Eastern Africa
Zimbabwe
Granite boulders & rock shelters.
START WITH A PLACE
Matobo Hills
The Matobo Hills combine distinctive granite formations with rock paintings and places of continuing community significance. Shelter, geology and cultural practice are inseparable parts of the landscape.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in mass and surface.
Study how two overlapping boulders create a protected interior. Record the difference between natural weathering and painted marks without conflating them.
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)