the area was used to make barbed wire in the area, which also facilitated with enclosures of land). But we at least got a few things right. And for those we overlaid with our own personal interpretation and meaning, brought about by our own assumptions and experiences? Art is not all about the artist’s intent, but the reaction its causes in others both intellectually and emotionally.
The long and short of it: over the course of the day, we encountered the five basic elements that comprise all of matter – earth, water, fire, wind, and space. And from that contact, in the landscape holding Goldsworthy’s buildings, we witnessed not only the cycle of life, of birth and
death, of opportunity lost and gained, but came to understand what makes life meaningful. Quite an experience, given it was not a bluebird day most might like to experience when viewing art; but the beauty and meaning were all there.
Goldsworthy regards “Hanging Stones” to be ‘the most important thing I will ever make.’ Whether or not that proves to be true in the end, it was a remarkable experience through which many lessons were learned. Thank you, Andy Goldsworthy, David Ross, and the Ross Foundation for sharing this project with the public.
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Southfield House
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