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Andy Goldsworthy
British
July 26, 1956
Artist
It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Watch
Stone
Frightening
A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Memories
Historical
Stone
Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Being
Sometimes
Able
People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.
Andy Goldsworthy
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People
Even
Also
The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s.
Andy Goldsworthy
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First
Put
Mother
I am not a performer but occasionally I deliberately work in a public context. Some sculptures need the movement of people around them to work.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Work
People
Them
A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity as a container for feelings and ideas that function on many levels.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Most
Many
Us
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.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Work
Me
More
The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the stone was far more interesting than the drawing that I had done on it.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Just
More
Had
The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply torn. The skin remained a recognisable part of the molten stone.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Had
Than
Which
Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far.
Andy Goldsworthy
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About
Will
Go
As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance of things. Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Work
Get
Things
