Art in the environment: Limpet
Art in the environment: umbrella, granite rocks. 1st September 2018
A work of environmental art consisting of an umbrella clinging to a granite rock on a misty hilltop in Cornwall.
The umbrella in this work of contemporary environmental art or land art can be seen as representing shelter. Perhaps it’s shelter from bad weather caused by climate change or global warming. Umbrellas after all are primarily designed to provide shelter from the weather. The shelter provided by the umbrella in the face of climate change is however woefully inadequate. An umbrella after all is a very flimsy structure.