Men / Stone – Emma Cox

Men / Stone follows Cornwall’s lithic landscapes. These photographic works move above and below ground, exploring geological features, ancient monuments, and stone workings shaped by human hands across the landscape.

Black and white photograph of a cliff face showing the Cornish geology. Sediment layers in the rock, which would have been horizontal, are now vertical. — Earthquake Beach
Striking Cornish geology.

A black and white photograph of a high cliff viewed from the beach. Geological bands of dark rock and white quartz make layers and patters. A tiny figure sat on the beach gives a sense of the immense scale of the cliff. — **Cliff Face**
White quartz ribbons through black stone

Black and white photograph. Close up of Cornish geology depicting abstract patterns weaving like waves in the rock. — **Abstract Stone I**
The natural stone art ripples like waves

A photograph of the abstract colours and patterns running through the Cornish rock. — **Abstract Stone II**
The colours in the rock look almost painted.

A black and white photograph of a maze/labyrinth symbol carved into the rock at rocky valley, Cornwall. — **Labyrinth**
Rocky Valley maze rock carvings.

A black and white photograph of a tall granite Cornish standing stone in rough ground beneath a dramatic sky — **Between Earth and Sky**
A lone menhir under a dramatic sky.

A black and white photograph showing the Cornish geological feature named the Cheesewring. It is a stack of granite stones which look like they might easily topple. — **The Cheesewring**
A natural granite rock stack.

A black and white photograph of a megalithic chambered tomb consisting of four large slabs of granite, giving the structure a mushroom-like appearance. — **Chûn Quoit**
A lithic landscape

A black and white photograph of Men an Tol, a megalithic granite standing stone with a perfect hole in the centre. Framed within is another standing stone. — **Mên an Tol**
A framed lithic landscape

A black and white photograph of a Cornish Fogou. It shows the inside of this manmade ancient underground drystone enclosure. The passage is lined with granite stone walls with a large lintel ceiling. The floor is soil and half flooded by rainwater. — **Carn Euny Fogou**
An ancient stone chamber partly flooded by the rain.

Venture further into Cornwall’s stony landscapes: descend into the subterranean world Below Ground, or follow ancient pathways to menhirs and megaliths in Liminal Spaces.

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