BBC Focus

OUT THERE

OCTOBER 2016 EDITEDBYJAMESLLOYD

WHAT WE CAN’T WAIT TO DO THIS MONTH

PHPHOT

OLO: L

ISAISA

HGH

PORE OVER

PLANTS

This beautifully symmetrical

image is the work of British artist

Lisa Creagh, who painstakingly

stitched together individual

photos of flowers to create a

digital ‘garden’. It’s featured in a

new book celebrating the history,

culture and diversity of plants.

Plant displays more than 300

botanical works of art, from

ancient stone carvings and

medieval manuscripts to

sculptures and state-of-the-art

micrographs. Iconic works by

Georgia O’Keeffe and Leonardo

da Vinci sit alongside scientific

illustrations by the likes of

Charles Darwin and Pierre-

Joseph Redouté. It might be a bit

early, but this one’s already

on our Christmas list.

01

PLANT:

EXPLORING

THE BOTANICAL

WORLD

IS OUT 3 OCTOBER

(£39.95, PHAIDON).