And so it begins. The December countdown. We went to a Christmas market in the shadow of Exeter’s Medieval Cathedral. The market was charming, we arrived early, before crowds and bad weather turned the grounds underfoot into a Medieval re-enactment of normal muddy life in the 14 th Century. The piped music was recordings from the Cathedral Choir singing sacred music. The sights and smells were timelessly festive and wintery.
Open fires.
Smoky tents.
A previous visit to the Cathedral gave us the bauble to beat all baubles.
Gaia at Exeter Cathedral.Gaia in a mirror showing the Mediaeval vaulted ceiling of the Cathedral.
There are 26 days until Boxing Day. 26 letters in the Alphabet. The daily blogs in December will end with an alphabetical snippet. A is for Arriety.
Today , The Laminations of Arriety.
Sounds like a suitably Cathedral/ Religious text-like story, but is in fact, a sumtuous Pain au Chocolat served in a cafe not far from the Cathedral.
The moon has always inspired humanity, acting as a ‘cultural mirror’ to society, reflecting the ideas and beliefs of all people around the world. Over the centuries, the moon has been interpreted as a god and as a planet. It has been used as a timekeeper, calendar and been a source of light to aid nighttime navigation. Throughout history the moon has inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians the world over. The ethereal blue light cast by a full moon, the delicate crescent following the setting sun, or the mysterious dark side of the moon has evoked passion and exploration. Different cultures around the world have their own historical, cultural, scientific and religious relationships to the moon. And yet somehow, despite these differences, the moon connects us all.
Museum of the Moon allows us to observe and contemplate cultural similarities and differences around the world, and consider the latest moon science. Depending on where the artwork is presented, its meaning and interpretation will shift. Read more in Research. Through local research at each location of the artwork, new stories and meanings will be collected and compared from one presentation to the next.
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My complicated image at the top of this blog was a happy accident. Whilst standing in the queue for coffee I found one of those mirror trolleys that tour guides use to point out architectural features in the ceiling to avoid their visitors fainting due to overstretching their necks.
What better way to view a ‘cultural mirror’ than through an actual mirror. There was a very stern message not to move the trolleys.They were in a dark corner. So I just contorted myself a bit and got the best shot I could without breaking any rules.
An indoor moon and Mediaeval Cathedral looking like the best roller coaster in the world.
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