Join David Abram for the home gig of his book launch tour: the Aerial Atlas of Ancient Britain was written in a room just above the gallery where the event will take place, which will make this an extra special evening!
The prehistoric monuments hidden in the hills and valleys around his home town were the snowball that started the Aerial Atlas project rolling, and will feature prominently in the evening’s presentation, along with sites from further afield in Britain.
As anyone who follows his work on social media will be aware, David has spent the past five or six years capturing views of extraordinary ancient monuments from above in rare, sunrise light using drones and telescopic poles. Whether Neolithic tombs in Orkney, Bronze Age ceremonial sites in Snowdonia or the enigmatic earthworks carved by our ancestors across the Mendip Plateau, his images reveal forms invisible at ground level, and intriguing connections between the monuments and their varied landscapes.
Lively and rich with archaeological insight, David’s talk will cherry pick highlights from his new book (just published by Thames & Hudson, with a Forward by Professor Alice Roberts), which charts the arc of British prehistory from the end of the Ice Age to the arrival of the Romans.
This is a rare opportunity to see his most acclaimed work projected at scale – an experience sure to inspire visits to prehistoric sites in the Frome area you already know, and many you don’t! If you were lucky enough to catch his recent exhibition at Salisbury Museum, you’ll know what a treat we are in for.
Signed copies of the Aerial Atlas of Ancient Britain will be on sale at talk. There will be a bar.
Tickets HERE £9.50