I want to get under the surface. When I work with a leaf, rock, stick,…

Andy Goldsworthy
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I want to get under the surface. When I work with a leaf, rock, stick, it is not just that material in itself, it is an opening into the processes of life within and around it. When I leave it, these processes continue. ✨ The lie of the land by Richard Mabey, www.theguardian.com. March 31, 2007.
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