Shibboleth by Doris Salcedo in the middle of Turbine Hall, the main entrance lobby of Tate Modern in London. Salcedo's installation took the form of a 548-foot long crack in the floor of the Turbine Hall, initially a very small crack and eventually widening to a few inches and around two feet deep. The crack was made by opening up the floor and then by inserting a cast from a Colombian rock face. The piece is supposed to represent immigration and segregation. The piece is quite interesting and every time I see it reminds me of an earthquake. It is quite remarkable how people can look at one thing and get so many different symbolic meanings from it.
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