Williamson, SophieMortensen Steagall, Marcos2024-11-142024-11-142024-10-20LINK PRAXIS, ISSN: 3021-1131 (Online), Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library, 2(1), 302-321. doi: 10.24135/link-praxis.v2i1.193021-1131http://hdl.handle.net/10292/18314This practice-led research project explores a personal reconnection with the landscape of Aotearoa. It takes the form of eight stacked books which become symbolic "stones" within a "paper cairn”, employing the metaphor of a cairn to represent the marking of significant places. Each book implements elements of illustration, photography, and storytelling to evoke a sense of place and create an immersive exploration of a specific location in Aotearoa. Taking cues from the conventions of field journals as a genre of publication, Cairn takes a phenomenological approach to place, concerned with how a personal experience of each location might manifest visually. Woven throughout is an ode to New Zealand’s natural beauty and exploration off the beaten track. Copyright (c) 2024 Sophie Williamson; Marcos Mortensen Steagall. Creative Commons License. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal ArticleOpenAccess10.24135/link-praxis.v2i1.19