The early firings contained many stones.

Quote by Andy Goldsworthy

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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,...

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...

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...

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...

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain...

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.

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.

It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.

It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.

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...

I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated...

I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated...

Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would...

Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would...