There's no way to really mock up or simulate what I'm doing until I'm there. An exhibition for me is not a statement but an experiment. Robert Irwin exhibitionexperimentmock Change image and share on social
For the next week, try the best you can to pay attention to sounds. You will start hearing all these sounds coming in. Once you let them in, you've already done the first and most critical thing, you've honored that information by including it. And by doing that, you've actually changed the world. Robert Irwin attentionchangecome share on social
It's a constant, continuous, spectacular world we live in, and every day you see things that just knock you out, if you pay attention. Robert Irwin attentionconstantcontinuous Change image and share on social
Palms are like cockroaches. They were here long before us, and they'll be here long after us. They're the only things standing after a hurricane. Robert Irwin cockroachhurricanelong Change image and share on social
Whenever you look at light, basically it's just air. It has no tactileness to it. It's totally without density. Robert Irwin airbasicallydensity Change image and share on social
Every situation has qualities. Essentially, we quantify them and that's the practical side of our lives, so the involvement with perception and in acquiring the perception is our ability to understand qualities. They exist only as long as a human being keeps them in play. They're - Therefore they are akin to energy. Robert Irwin abilityacquireakin share on social
To be an artist is not a matter of making paintings or objects at all. What we are really dealing with is our state of consciousness and the shape of our perceptions. Robert Irwin artistconsciousnessdeal Change image and share on social
Gardening always has been an art, essentially. Robert Irwin artessentiallygarden Change image and share on social