The underlying tension of a lot of my art is to try and look through the surface appearance of things. Inevitably, one way of getting beneath the surface is to introduce a hole, a window into what lies below.
Andy GoldsworthyGenerally in New York, people just walk over you with no problem about that. Other countries, people want to resuscitate you, like, after a bit.
Andy GoldsworthyConfrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.
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