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| Andy Goldsworthy: Three Cairns
| Sandy Skoglund: Installation Workshop
| Earth and Grass
As part of an installation that spans the United States, Andy Goldsworthy
constructed one of three temporary stone cairns in a reconstructed prairie at CERA
in March of 2001. The two other cairns were created in tidal zones near New Rochelle,
New York, and Pigeon Point, California. Made at low tide, they were then photographed
by Goldsworthy as the incoming waters destroyed the stone structures.
The prairie cairn at CERA was completed before the prairie grass had begun to grow
and was photographed over a period of 18 months to document the sculpture in
varied weather conditions. The result is a suite of large-scale panoramic images -
now in the collection of the
Des Moines
Art Center - showing the cairn with varying heights of grass, in snow, and amid
flames as the prairie was subjected to a controlled maintenance burn in May of 2002.
Although considered one of the temporary works, Prairie Cairn should last for
decades before eventually succumbing to the effects of the weather. The cairn
was constructed with limestone quarried from Iowa.
The project was initiated by the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa. The Prairie
Cairn was commissioned by the Des Moines Art Center in collaboration with the
Faulconer Gallery and the Center for Prairie Studies at Grinnell College. For a brochure
on the project, contact the Faulconer Gallery.
In September of 2001, Sandy Skoglund, a nationally know New York installation artist,
worked with students to produce an installation on a trail through a prairie at CERA.
The installation was photographed and may be seen at the Center for Prairie Studes
office in the Harry Hopkins House at 1131 Park Street in Grinnell. The installation
included the use of blue bronze leaves sculted originally for a piece titled "A Breeze
at Work" which is currently in the collection of the
Faulconer Gallery.
A project description from the artists will be available soon!
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