Having previously written about my rock enthusiasm (Erratic Behaviour, August 19th) I am now working on a new publication which blends together artistic research and photography. I was amused to find there is a type of rock called ‘chert’ which seemed like a made-up name, something I have been doing myself, with names like ‘dedge’ and ’tilted’.
I have found there are many specimens of cherts in museum collections, and taken one of them as the focus for my research. This has two parts:
- I write about the rock, with no further research, i.e. just what I know from memory
- I write about the rock, researching further details I consider important
And there’s a third section, in which I publish specimens from my own rock collection, which have largely evaded categorisation…
