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Campus Sculpture Tour Andy Goldsworthy
PRAIRIE CAIRN, 2001-2002 As part of an installation that spans the United States, Andy Goldsworthy constructed one of three temporary stone cairns in a reconstructed prairie at Conard Environmental Research Area (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. Andy Goldsworthy: Three Cairns is the largest project in the Western Hemisphere by British artist Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956, Cheshire, England). The project spans the continent with permanent and temporary stone markers called " cairns" at sites on the two coasts of America and the Midwest. Two key components of the project in Iowa are to be found within 50 miles of each other: Prairie Cairn (Midwest temporary cairn) near Kellogg, 12 miles west of Grinnell, and the Three Cairns (Iowa permanent cairn) at the Des Moines Art Center. About the Artist: Installation artist Andy Goldsworthy was born in Cheshire, England, in 1956. He completed his studies at Bradford College of Art (1974-75) and Preston Polytechnic (1975-78). Goldsworthy often creates temporary sculptures outdoors, but documents his work as it changes with its environment through photography. The Des Moines Art Center currently owns a suite of photographs detailing the changes of Prairie Cairn over the seasons. Prairie Cairn is part of a larger project that spanned the United States, with other cairns built on the East and West coasts. In fact, Goldsworthy’s work spans several continents: his work has been made in the Northern Territories of Canada, the North Pole, Japan and the Australian Outback.
PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB OR DEFACE THE CAIRN IN ANY WAY and be respectful of the natural environment at CERA. Print these directions with a map. |
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