Weather is a Third to Place and Time
Painted on the old harbour lighthouse you may think this is simply a statement but it is [apparently] an artwork. The wording, ‘Weather is a Third to Place and Time’, has been taken from Ian Hamilton Finlay’s published writings, a British artist active in the second half of the last century whose work encompassed a variety of different media and discourses. Common to all of Finlay’s diverse production is the inscription of language – words, invented or borrowed, phrases and other semiotic devices – onto real objects and thus into the world. The notion is that ‘Weather is a Third to Place and Time’ is a practical reminder of how important the weather is to all who work at sea. An explanation of the artwork also suggests how the weather – onto which we tend to project our moods – colours in and gives meaning to the two dimensions of our normal self-awareness: place and time.
And weather is of course an important factor in the success or otherwise of all those small independent food outlets that have opened on the harbour arm hoping to make a profit. Stuck out in the English Channel you become well acquainted with the current weather conditions, and most of the outlets have only outside seating…
This photo was taken in March last year not long after the arm first reopened.
Weather is a Third to Place and Time
Painted on the old harbour lighthouse you may think this is simply a statement but it is [apparently] an artwork. The wording, ‘Weather is a Third to Place and Time’, has been taken from Ian Hamilton Finlay’s published writings, a British artist active in the second half of the last century whose work encompassed a variety of different media and discourses. Common to all of Finlay’s diverse production is the inscription of language – words, invented or borrowed, phrases and other semiotic devices – onto real objects and thus into the world. The notion is that ‘Weather is a Third to Place and Time’ is a practical reminder of how important the weather is to all who work at sea. An explanation of the artwork also suggests how the weather – onto which we tend to project our moods – colours in and gives meaning to the two dimensions of our normal self-awareness: place and time.
And weather is of course an important factor in the success or otherwise of all those small independent food outlets that have opened on the harbour arm hoping to make a profit. Stuck out in the English Channel you become well acquainted with the current weather conditions, and most of the outlets have only outside seating…
This photo was taken in March last year not long after the arm first reopened.