So the Angel of the South is to be a giant statue of a white horse. It is to be assembled at Ebbsfleet in Kent. To me it seems a great shame that the horse will be wearing a bridle. See
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/feb/11/sculpture-mark-wallinger-horse
The horse is a noble creature and probably in existence before humans. The statue could have symbolised its nobility, grandeur and freedom, but with the bridle it represents subjugation, enslavement and the arrogance of humans to control nature. Shame.
Tags: ebbsfleet, subjugation, white horse
February 14, 2009 at 6:23 pm |
I agree. As soon as I saw it I wondered why the bridle.
Shame to add to nature.
Do they do a lot of riding in that area or something?
Are you starting an anti-bridle petition?
February 14, 2009 at 6:48 pm |
Like a reader suggested in The Guardian, the horse could be designed by the Trojans secretly planning an invasion.