Limpet Village

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Sounds of Nature

Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand

9 episodes

6 days ago

My name is Sean Corcoran and I’m an environmental artist. My family and I live in a beautiful part of the world called the Copper Coast. It’s an amazing stretch of coastline in Southern Ireland and it’s designated my UNESCO as a Global Geopark. I’m delighted to share with you a series of sound recordings from some of my favourite places along the Copper Coast as well as further afield. Join me for a walk along our beaches, cliffs and countryside. Listen out for the birds and the ever changing sea and weather. Contact ‘The Art Hand’ on social media or on our website www.theArtHand.com

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Limpet Village

Sounds of Nature

12 minutes 20 seconds

5 months ago

Limpet Village

I’ve always been fascinated by Limpets! They're the conical creatures that attach themselves to rocks around the coastline! Following a feeding jaunt underwater at high tide, each limpet will cleverly return to the very same home position on the rock before it's marooned at low tide. It uses some kind of incredible navigation system that has baffled limpet biologists despite decades of study. No GPS, maps, clocks or tide charts! They don't even have eyes!

I was really excited to find a beach in Donegal that was literally covered in their empty shells. I filled a basin with them and have brought them on a journey around Ireland in the van with me!

I was mesmerised by the clinking sound they make as they’re being rustled around in the basin and against the rocks. I made a temporary installation with them on a limestone rock on their home beach in Bundoran, Donegal.

If you'd like to see a 43 seconds sped-up timelapse video of Limpet Village it's here on my Facebook page; https://fb.watch/zJKJ6_iPCr/

If you'd like to see a full length 13 minute unedited video of Limpet Village I've posted it on my You Tube Channel here; https://youtu.be/96CoHxQk4dE