A Flat Place - Noreen Masud ochre and flax freedom and joy

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A Flat Place - Noreen Masud ochre and flax freedom and joyNoreen Masud has always loved flat landscapes their stark beauty, their formidable calm, their refusal to cooperate with the human gaze. They reflect her inner world: the 'flat place' she carries inside herself, emotional numbness and memory loss as symptoms of childhood trauma. But as much as Britain's landscapes provide solace for suffering, they are also uneasy places for a Scottish Pakistani woman, representing both an inheritance and a