Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private.
Andy GoldsworthyI can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole.
Andy GoldsworthyIdeas must be put to the test. That's why we make things; otherwise they would be no more than ideas. There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realization. I've had what I thought were great ideas that just didn't work.
Andy GoldsworthyI think that I'm always trying to get beyond the surface appearance of things, to go beyond what I can just see.
Andy GoldsworthyI've laid down in dried up streambeds, leaving a shadow. And then, five minutes later, it's flash flooded, and where I once laid is now running water, which would've washed me away, you know? There's that power and danger often in places that look so calm and pastoral to begin with.
Andy Goldsworthy