Together

Together

Together

Miek Zwamborn

In Together, Miek Zwamborn maps the Scottish wilderness that surrounds her. By surrendering to the elements, immersing herself in oral tradition, walking, swimming and foraging, she tries to make herself home on the southern tip of the Isle of Mull. Through poems, letters, essays, drawings, maps and photographs, Zwamborn guides the reader past volcanoes, a millennia-old quaking bog, depopulated fields, a Celtic primaeval forest, fluctuating mudflats and an all-encompassing sky. Zwamborn encounters a multitude of organisms and sketches their fascinating relationships. She writes about the power of nature; sea slugs, mushrooms, knotted oaks, cattle lost in the water and beached whales, as well as the entanglements and misunderstandings between islanders. Zwamborn depicts a desire to merge into the landscape with a great sense of detail. In Together, she shows the richness that reveals itself when a person relates intimately to their close surroundings.