Continuing our art from the heart and fruits of the spirit series, this talk looks at self-control through two paintings: JMW Turner’s painting “Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway” and Ben Hartley’s, “Devon Lane, Westlake.”These paintings invite us to meditate on technology, development, infrastructure and housing and how these impact nature. We pause to consider how self-control in consumerism could help slow down climate change. The talk finished by looking at how we could bring new self-control practices into Lent.
