THE impact that Storm Desmond had on the Lake District landscape will be portrayed by an exhibition of photographs next month.
Desmond brought record amounts of rainfall to the UK in 2015 and caused widespread flooding in Cumbria.
‘Indeterminate Land’, at the Heaton Cooper Studio in Grasmere, will illustrate the “many strange and beautiful changes” which occurred in the Rothay River valley after the storm.
The creator is Chris Routledge, a freelance writer and photographer who has a house near to the River Rothay.
He said: “Working with various approaches to image making, including pinhole photography, I also tried to explore the feelings of shock, and to some extent trauma, that followed from the storm, and to think about how the much-mythologised landscape of the Romantic poets and painters manages to defy myth making.”
Becky Heaton Cooper, director of the Heaton Cooper Studio, said: “This is a landscape very close to our home and our heart, and we love the way that Chris has captured the impact on the area around the river.”
The exhibition is to run from October 10 to November 3, while a book will also be published. Visit www.chrisroutledge.pictures for more information.
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