The Lonely City Adventures in the Art of Being Alone Briony Fer the flora and fauna encountered

the flora and fauna encountered along the way

and Woolley in the Near East

inspired by Captain Scott

describing their appearance

The Lonely City Adventures in the Art of Being Alone Briony Fer the flora and fauna encounteredWhat does it mean to be lonely? How do we live, if were not intimately engaged with another human being? How do we connect with other people? Does technology draw us closer together or trap us behind screens? When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving fluidly between