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

Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

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I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.

I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.

The early firings contained many stones.

The early firings contained many stones.

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is...

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is...

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,...

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...

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

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

Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century...

Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century...

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...

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...

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....

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see...

My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see...

Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it...

Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it...

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...

I am not a performer but occasionally I deliberately work in a public context. Some...

I am not a performer but occasionally I deliberately work in a public context. Some...

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why...

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why...

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally...

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally...

Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve...

Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve...

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...