Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the room, installing the kiln, collecting the stones, sitting with the kiln day and night as it came to temperature, experiencing the failures. Andy Goldsworthy abandonbuildcollect share on social
Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. There's something very powerful about finding snow in summer. Andy Goldsworthy findjunelate Change image and share on social
Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next. Andy Goldsworthy bridgecasecentury Change image and share on social
The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break. Andy Goldsworthy breakfleshstone Change image and share on social
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 appearanceattemptbeneath share on social
Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch. Andy Goldsworthy interesttouch Change image and share on social
Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose. Andy Goldsworthy acceptconfrontationpart Change image and share on social
Fire is the origin of stone. By working the stone with heat, I am returning it to its source. Andy Goldsworthy fireheatorigin Change image and share on social
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 drawexperimentationinterest Change image and share on social
It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality. Wet snow is quick to work with but also quick to thaw, which can lead to a tense journey to the cold store. Andy Goldsworthy colddependhour Change image and share on social