Concrete Poetry

Concrete poetry is about laying out the words of a poem to symbolise the meaning. This piece is by Ian Hamilton Finlay, a concrete poet and sculptor who is interested in taking words out into the world and make them a part of the landscape.  His words gain context from the environment they are placed in at the same time the setting gains a clarity of from the words.  He is able to influence and alter the way which the audience perceives both elements by bringing them together.  This is really interesting as it is essentially the role that I want the text to work within my film; the pictures and the words come together to present the story that I am trying to tell.