I am looking forward to revisiting Orford Ness when it is open to visitors again and making more work based on my perceptions as I walk there. In the meantime I have been researching other artists inspired by this unique place.
W.G. Sebald, in his book The Rings of Saturn, writes evocatively about his visit to Orford Ness recording descriptions of the scenery that he walked amongst together with thoughts about the present and the past, and emotions experienced en route – e.g. – “With every step that I took, the emptiness within and the emptiness without grew ever greater and the silence more profound” (p.234).
Robert McFarlane narrated poetically on a haunting video about Orford Ness (called Untrue Island) which includes the sights and sounds of Orford Ness. It is available at: http://www.theguardian.com/books/video/2012/jul/09/robert-macfarlane-untrue-island-orford-ness-video
Emily Richardson gave a talk on her videos at UCS Waterfront some time back and I was really impressed with it then. I’ve since watched the Orford Ness video (Cobra Mist) again. The time-lapse video really captures the sinister atmosphere of Orford Ness – the desolation and the strange wartime buildings and artefacts left over. The video is quite eerie and can be seen at: http://animateprojects.org/films/by_date/films_2008/cob_mist
