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I think that I'm always trying to get beyond the surface appearance of things, to go beyond what I can just see.
Andy Goldsworthy
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Andy Goldsworthy
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 25
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Environmental Artist
Environmentalist
Land Artist
Photographer
Sculptor
County Palatine of Chester
Andi Gōruzuwājī
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The British climate, although it is very wet, it is quite mild in winter. We don't get these severe - generally don't get severe winters.
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The early firings contained many stones.
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It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.
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There are occasions when I have moved boulders, but I'm reluctant to, especially ones that have been rooted in a place for many years.
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Generally in New York, people just walk over you with no problem about that. Other countries, people want to resuscitate you, like, after a bit.
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Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form.
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