Humans lack the capacity to comprehend geological time, a breadth unfathomable from our biological perspective. Our callous extraction of resources negates the patience of geomorphology. The Burren’s karst landscape instinctively rejects the notion of deep time. Its proximity to the visible surface belies its layered creation over millennia. It is a unique terrain where natural processes can be appreciated rather than exploited. A landscape that can be interpreted in the tension between depth and shallowness, mass and volume.

Tom’s book was published by dpr-barcelona and the Irish Architecture Foundation in 2023, and is available to purchase from the following independent booksellers:

san serriffe, Amsterdam

Architectura & Natura, Amsterdam

Idea Books, Amsterdam

DPR Barcelona, Barcelona

Terranova, Barcelona

do you read me?!, Berlin

Zabriskie, Berlin

The Library Project, Dublin