Often the term: "Spirit of Place is applied to a rural or a relatively unspoiled or regenerated place.The western cultural movements of Romanticism and Neo-romanticism are often deeply concerned with creating cultural forms that 're-enchant the land', in order to establish or re-establish a spirit of place.
Modern earth art (sometimes called environment art) artists such as Andy Goldsworthy have explored the contribution of natural/ephemeral sculpture to spirit of place.
Many indigenous and tribal cultures around the world are deeply concerned with spirits of place in their landscape. Spirits of place are explicitly recognized by some of the world's main religions: Shinto has its Kami which may incorporate spirits of place; and the Dvarapalas and Lokapalas in Hinduism, Vajrayana and Bonpo traditions. https://www.artandpopularculture.com/Spirit_of_placeVideo:
Spirit Of Place - Archie RoachArt Reference Photos:All Virtual Artful Explorers events are one session (10 am -12:30 pm
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