Rune. Not to have nuclear weapons is something I feel very strongly about. (And for as long as we don't know what to do with nuclear waste, I don't think we should have nuclear power stations either. Though, in a sense, that's a different kind of issue.) As for the sculpture . . . there used to be a factory in Weymouth where torpedoes were not only manufactured but developed. It employed many people and I imagine that while I see it as something about the dismantling of weapons (rather like turning swords into ploughshares) some people here will take it as a celebration of the town's past. Difficult! (Sometimes that's the nature of art?) Perhaps I should see if I can find out what the artist thinks.
I wish they could do that with the nuclear weapons ...
ReplyDeleteRune. Not to have nuclear weapons is something I feel very strongly about. (And for as long as we don't know what to do with nuclear waste, I don't think we should have nuclear power stations either. Though, in a sense, that's a different kind of issue.)
ReplyDeleteAs for the sculpture . . . there used to be a factory in Weymouth where torpedoes were not only manufactured but developed. It employed many people and I imagine that while I see it as something about the dismantling of weapons (rather like turning swords into ploughshares) some people here will take it as a celebration of the town's past.
Difficult! (Sometimes that's the nature of art?)
Perhaps I should see if I can find out what the artist thinks.