Rural Quarry
Amongst the farmland of East Lothian, a quarry breaks through the land, its raw excavation standing in stark contrast to the patchwork of surrounding fields. Both are forms of extraction—one drawing life from the land, the other taking stone from the ground. Yet, while we often see farmland as a harmonious and familiar part of the landscape, quarries appear abrupt and unsettling, their scars less easily absorbed into our sense of place. Eventually, quarries may be reclaimed by nature, over time filling with vegetation and wildlife. Until then, they remain open wounds on the landscape.
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