The Old Weird Albion is my (Justin Hopper’s) current web presence. I am an American writer based in England, working at the intersection of landscape, memory and myth.
Recent(ish) projects include:
The Old Weird Albion (book) – a series of ‘poetic essays’ exploring visionary landscapes of the South Downs (Penned In The Margins press).
Chanctonbury Rings – a spoke word and music album made with folk artist Sharron Kraus and Ghost Box Records co-founder The Belbury Poly (Ghost Box). (Also available on Spotify.)
Uncanny Landscapes – a podcast consisting of in-depth interviews with landscape practitioners. (Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more.) (On lockdown-related hiatus until April, 2021.)
Obsolete Spells (coming 2021) – an edited anthology of writing from Victor Neuburg and his Vine Press, Steyning, 1920-1930. (Strange Attractor Press)
As well as an ongoing series of curated exhibitions of contemporary landscape artists (Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh) and a variety of sound-oriented writing work available from bandcamp. Also forthcoming are several small chapbook/zine works and various articles, etc.
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