September, 2026 / Journal | Conan Lawrence

September, 2026

1st

Towards another shore

A monochrome photo of a stream or dyke fringed with reeds and tall grass, a swan in the centre of the frame and the stream, ripples in the water from its movement.

2nd

Angelus Novus (after Klee) 2

A dark monochrome photo of a stream or dyke reflecfting the clouds above, the banks and fields adjoining the water black, ominous.

3rd

Time's empty freight returns

A monochrome photo of empty open-top freight carriages passing on a railway line beneath a residential building.

4th

Untitled

A colour photo of a very large pile of wood chips banked alongside a quiet country road, bordered by a line of trees and a cloudy summer sky.

5th

Only love and revolution can drag us from the Platonic cave we deny being such steadfast and lifelong inhabitants of (2)

A colour photo of a slim, athletic woman wearing black trousers and a black top dropped at the left shoulder, walking down a riverside path, her brown and auburn hair turning in the breeze.

6th

Turn here

A monochrome photo of a swan at the edge of a small river, to its right the body of the river covered in algae, a path through it made perhaps by another swan, curving from centre foreground to background.

7th

Heat Faith Scog

A monochrome photo of a small pleasure boat travelling along a narrow river under a bridge adorned with graffiti bearing the legend, "Heat Faith Scog".

8th

Sketch for "Only love and revolution can drag us from the Platonic cave we deny being such steadfast and lifelong inhabitants of (2)"

A blurred monochrome photo of a slim, athletic woman wearing black trousers and a black top dropped at the left shoulder, walking down a riverside path, her brown and auburn hair turning in the breeze.

9th

B+K

A monochrome photo of a stanchion of a bridge spanning a narrow river. The stanchion is covered with graffitti, principally a portrait of a man carrying a kalashnikov and a bong, with thought bubbles containing the $ sign.

10th

Only love and revolution can drag us from the Platonic cave we deny being such steadfast and lifelong inhabitants of (3)

A colour photo of a slim, athletic woman wearing black trousers and a black top dropped at the left shoulder, walking down a riverside path, her brown and auburn hair parting in the breeze.

11th

An edge of the Library at Babel

A dark monochrome photo of unidentified, slim, stapled volumes closely stacked together, apparently on a shelf, the left hand side of which is empty, and completely black.

12th

JC, Mood

A long exposure colour photo of a drum and bass dj in motion, his left hand on the decks, his right bringing a cigarette to his lips, gold chain blurred long.

13th

Unknown, Mood

A long exposure colour photo of a DJ working a turntable, their head blurred with movement, and resembling a spectre haunting music.

14th

Heidi, Mood

A colour photo of a young woman emerging from mist, or theatrical smoke, dancing and smiling.

15th

The Wall

A monochrome photo of overgrown trees on the left of the picture and uniform, conifer woods planted for timber on the right, a border area of grassland separating the two.

16th

Ancestors

A monochrome photo of rows of empty theatre seats curving into darkness, showing the traces of bodies that once sat in them.

17th

JC and the Mood-strike

A colour photo of a drum and bass dj mixing, with what appears to be a lightning bolt from the ceiling to his decks.

18th

God's vast head aches with dreams (2)

A colour photo of a cityscape from above, beams of bright sunlight illuminating high rise tower blocks through breaks in dark cloud.

19th

The 45

20th

(S)ARBS

A monochrome photo of a small single-storey brick building covered in graffiti, and surrounded by deep undergrowth, some of which covers parts of the structure.

21st

Fen Swans

A dark monochrome photo of two swans in a fenland dyke, one in the foreground side on to the camera, the second facing and paddling away into the distance.

22nd

Each bank will be a mole one day

A dark monochrome photo of four small river boats moored on the opposite bank of a river to the camera, and set against dark trees, with no-one on deck.

23rd

Equinox

A monochrome photo of a fenland dyke with two swans in the middle distance, half the dyke dark water, and half light, with equal proportions to the banks and fields beyond it.

24th

The path to Troy

A monochrome photo of a very old theatre, its small, dusty stage reached from the auditorium by two small staircases either side of it, and the dress circle filled with empty chairs.

25th

At dusk

A dark monochrome photo of a group of five swans on a river in fading light, each swan's beak in a different configuration from the one behind it.

26th

Rowing to the other bank

A dark monochrome photo of a swan paddling from right to left, from a lighter part of the river to its darkest edge.

27th

Unaccompanied

A dark monochrome photo of a large cygnet, its plumage changing from grey to white, approaching the camera, its body a teardrop shape on the dark water.

28th

Dispersal

A monochrome photo taken from the elevated balcony of an appartment, the bottom third of which appears in the photograph. On the street below two pedestrian figures can be seen walking in direct sunlight.

29th

The flat fields

A monochrome photo of a field after harvest, stubble like thick grass, a lone figure walking across an embankment in the background, fringed with trees.

30th

A brief history of rain

A monochrome photo taken from the elevated balcony of an appartment, the balcony glass full of vertical streaks partly blurring the streetscape below, where a line of people moves from right to left.