The Nebular Turn
Cultural historian and architect Mark Dorrian examines the influence of the cloud as a metaphor, as a portent and as a vehicle for meaning, drawing on thinkers, poets and artists.
Series tracing the role of clouds in art, architecture and the cultural imagination. Cultural historian and architect Mark Dorrian examines the pervading influence of the cloud as a metaphor, as a portent and as a transmitter of meaning, drawing on thinkers, poets and artists, from Aristophanes to Anthony Gormley.
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- Mon 23 Feb 200923:00BBC Radio 3
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