Comments for Suzanne Hobbs. Environmental Artist, Climate Activist. http://www.suzannehobbs.com Suzanne Hobbs: Climate Change Art. My inspriation, and what drives me, is anxiety about climate change, the uncertain future for my children, and the belief that art can and should have a function. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:26:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Film: Polar Bear by Polly Pocock http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=142&cpage=1#comment-283 Polly Pocock Wed, 06 May 2009 21:07:07 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=142#comment-283 I had to leave another comment! I have just rewatched the film words words words, somehow I had forgotten just how mesmeric and sublime the film was, as you would say it is a "complete triumph!" I had to leave another comment! I have just rewatched the film words words words, somehow I had forgotten just how mesmeric and sublime the film was, as you would say it is a “complete triumph!”

]]> Comment on Home by Polly Pocock http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?p=12&cpage=1#comment-280 Polly Pocock Wed, 06 May 2009 20:56:26 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?p=12#comment-280 Fantastic site Suzanne - really inspiring work and great committment to saving the planet. Also great to see loads of links to useful sites. Pollyx Fantastic site Suzanne - really inspiring work and great committment to saving the planet. Also great to see loads of links to useful sites. Pollyx

]]> Comment on Das Unheimliche by John1124 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=33&cpage=1#comment-178 John1124 Mon, 04 May 2009 02:21:23 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=33#comment-178 Very nice site! Very nice site!

]]> Comment on Film: Words, Words, Words by Sam Hill http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=119&cpage=1#comment-11 Sam Hill Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:58:02 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=119#comment-11 i love this - beautiful :) Why is called "words words words"? i love this - beautiful :)

Why is called “words words words”?

]]> Comment on Film: Words, Words, Words by Jonathan Hill http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=119&cpage=1#comment-7 Jonathan Hill Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:57:51 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=119#comment-7 Words . . . words . . . words . . . fail me! Words . . . words . . . words . . . fail me!

]]> Comment on Earth Matters by Jonathan Hill http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=121&cpage=1#comment-6 Jonathan Hill Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:56:23 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=121#comment-6 I like this - it too, may fall off the wall, piece by piece. It also shows how much we all need water, without it we too evaporate and fragment. I like this - it too, may fall off the wall, piece by piece. It also shows how much we all need water, without it we too evaporate and fragment.

]]> Comment on Das Unheimliche by Jonathan Hill http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=33&cpage=1#comment-5 Jonathan Hill Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:51:51 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=33#comment-5 To me the spoons are reminiscent of the empty shells of the inhabitants found in Pompeii, where happy lives and safe homes were snuffed out in an instant - or like when our parents die and the parental home is un-plugged and emptied and the contents sold off or thrown away - the solid and forever home, gone, seemingly in a moment. A mature piece. To me the spoons are reminiscent of the empty shells of the inhabitants found in Pompeii, where happy lives and safe homes were snuffed out in an instant - or like when our parents die and the parental home is un-plugged and emptied and the contents sold off or thrown away - the solid and forever home, gone, seemingly in a moment. A mature piece.

]]> Comment on Film: Polar Bear by Jonathan Hill http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=142&cpage=1#comment-4 Jonathan Hill Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:31:45 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=142#comment-4 The boat at 0:48 makes me laugh every time. A simple little film with a very strong message, and a sad and sombre ending. The boat at 0:48 makes me laugh every time. A simple little film with a very strong message, and a sad and sombre ending.

]]> Comment on Jelly Fish by Jonathan Hill http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=139&cpage=1#comment-3 Jonathan Hill Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:25:14 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=139#comment-3 The immediate revulsion of rotting fish inside colourful children's jelly would normally make us dismiss this piece as contrived, but . . . the visual beauty of the piece, and the artistry which is used in its construction (not to mention the clever little title) seduce us into thinking about the message the artist is trying to put across to us. We forgive it for being ugly because we can see the beauty in it. The immediate revulsion of rotting fish inside colourful children’s jelly would normally make us dismiss this piece as contrived, but . . . the visual beauty of the piece, and the artistry which is used in its construction (not to mention the clever little title) seduce us into thinking about the message the artist is trying to put across to us. We forgive it for being ugly because we can see the beauty in it.

]]> Comment on Consumer Britain by matt http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=68&cpage=1#comment-2 matt Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:50:54 +0000 http://www.suzannehobbs.com/?page_id=68#comment-2 cool peice suzanne, love the work, keep it coming, matt cool peice suzanne, love the work, keep it coming, matt

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