The work of
Richard Long has long been a source of inspiration for designers in every field. His ephemeral installations are signature and easily recognizable, as they have an elegance that can only come from a great designer, while still maintaining a natural element.
Richard Long is probably best known for his arrangements of natural materials like stone, slate; although his mud paintings are equally stunning and notable. Sometimes meaning is given to these projects and installations, but for the most part, these are just simple beauty in pure design.
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| Stone Line 1980 |
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| Firth of Forth Mud Arc |
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| A line the same length as a straight walk from the bottom to the top of Silbury Hill |
Ephemeral artwork is something to be pondered over. The temporary nature itself is something that demands recognition. Walking past a marble statue everyday doesn't warrant any response because it will be there everyday and our psychological filters depend on that. When something strikes us as intimately ephemeral it catches our attention. These pieces aren't something to be preserved like the
Mona Lisa, they remind us to enjoy what is here now, and they mimic our own transience. Momento-Mori.
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