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WHO WE WORK WITH AND WHERE
WHAT WE DO
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BACKGROUND TO LEARNSCAPES
Mark Butz has
offered
research, writing and publishing services under the banner of Learnscapes since 1992. Mark
trained
as an environmental scientist, and has held a lifelong interest in earth sciences,
archaeology and history,
and over the past four decades in human/social ecology, exploring our
relationship with the environment - how it affects us as people, and
how we
affect it in turn. In recent years he has re-focused his Learnscapes offerings to specialise in works which cast a different light on the world we live in, seeking to:
The
Learnscapes approach embodies: Learning
and Creative responsibility Discovery
includes presentation of previously unknown or forgotten stories, and
of known
stories in new frames of meaning or connection, to create new
perceptions or
insights or values.
We use unfolding story to decode or interpret layers of meaning in a landscape which is inextricable from the people. A holistic approach to landscape encompasses all elements with which people interact (living and non-living, tangible and intangible). By
contrast, some approaches emphasise a setting for human activity
rather than an interactive environment. Valuing and Connection This
contrasts with the use of significance to portray certain elements in
the landscape as good or highly valued, and other elements as poor or
minimally
valued, against supposedly objective criteria. Continuity and Change Neither
the remains
of past activity and use nor the broader landscape can be understood
without
reference to the other. We present a living, dynamic landscape which is never a finished product or a mere relic of the past, because people constantly create new layers of elements, themes, meanings and values. |
The
spiral form represents movement, bringing change and progression. Contrasting lines and
text represent dynamic equilibrium between different elements
and attributes. This
echoes the dualism of the tai-chi symbol, in complementary,
interconnected and
interdependent opposites, Red is for yang
(upward/outer/mountain/day/sun/fire/summer/movement/active/solid/logic).
Black is for yin
(downward/inner/river/night/moon/water/winter/stillness/receptive/yielding/intuition).
Each of these does not exist in
isolation from its apparent opposite.
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