by Menno Heling
🌿 Spring colours, snow even, early greens and finding food.
- slowing down is a lot of work, keeping a diary causes stress;
- how do I contemplate and develop new meaning and connection through my work?
- less narrative, more abstraction, details of daily life… try-outs in the coming episodes
🎥 In this episode, you’ll join me on a foraging trip, some metal detacting, repair the storm’s damage and walk the woods.
This episode will also be available on Vimeo, soon. Keep an eye on my Instagram @ClosertoLandscape.
The Closer to Landscape project is supported by the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montmédy and the Maison des Patrimoines et de l´Habitat (Pays de Montmédy Community of Municipalities and the Heritage and Housing Center) for the ’26 season.
🗺️ Filmed In:
Pays de Montmédy and Gaume, in the Lorraine region of France
🕰️ Chapters
00:02 – Summary reel
00:52 – Foraging Japanese knotweed
05:06 – Opening sequence
05:54 – Searching for wild garlic in the woods
07:24 – Encounter with a deer
11:07 – Winter weather end of March
13:47 – Finding peace in the forest
16:38 – Repairing the glass door, storm’s leftovers
18:03 – Digging up dirt and roots, conquering the vegetable garden
21:03 – Gloomy citadel, mist and mistrust
24:33 – Foraging with Émilie and family, wild garlic and metal detecting
34:34 – Early morning idylle
39:46 – Inspecting the plum trees
40:39 – First plantation, potatoes, lettuce, herbs
42:55 – Some winter left overs
45:59 – Legless lizard or slow-worm
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Camera, soundrecording: Menno Heling
Editing: Menno Heling, Sascha Stouthamer
Sound design and colorgrading: Sascha Stouthamer
Music selection: Menno Heling
Logo design by @menseheling
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