The Sensuosity of Sadness

Authors

Maggie Hippman, University of UtahFollow

Keywords

American Landscapes; Grief; Mourning; Sensuosity

Abstract

Disturbance bears beauty. This is evident from the author's backyard in Park City, Utah, where the Wasatch Mountains drape the skyline in dramatic angles of granite and limestone. A series of geologically traumatic events in history created what is now the steady container of the Great Basin.

Author Biography

Maggie Hippman moved to the Western United States to work as a field guide in Wilderness Therapy in Utah, and continued to explore the healing potential of immersion in nature through formal studies in the Environmental Humanities program at the University of Utah.

Recommended Citation

Hippman, M. (2016). The Sensuosity of Sadness. Landscapes: the Journal of the International Centre for Landscape and Language, 7(1).
Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/landscapes/vol7/iss1/14