Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.

Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

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A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity...

A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity...

Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the...

Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the...

The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply...

The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply...

People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I...

People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I...

The early firings contained many stones.

The early firings contained many stones.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the...

The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the...

Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps...

Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps...

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality....

It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality....

People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.

People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.

Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the...

Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the...

Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst...

Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst...

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There...

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There...

As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on...

As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on...

Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.

Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a...

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a...

The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was...

The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was...

I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France,...

I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France,...