Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps me to see more clearly what it is that I have made.

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 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...

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...

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat,...

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat,...

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.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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 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...

I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place...

I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place...