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Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: Fired Form Mentally Once Original Out Possible Reconstruct Still Stone

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Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: About Achieve Balance Between Differently Enough Far Firing Four Go React Stones Those Three Too Try Will

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The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the stone was far more interesting than the drawing that I had done on it.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: Done Drawing Experimentation Far First Had Interesting Just More Opening Spirit Stone Than Tried

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I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: Before Collecting Committing Did Larger Myself Small Stones Tests

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I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated on a larger scale. The stones were so big that the amount of heat required was prohibitively expensive and wasteful.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: Amount Big Cannot Expensive Had Happened Heat Larger Necessarily Realised Repeated Required Scale Small Soon Stones Wasteful Were

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Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: Abandoned Any Checked Elements Every Exploded Explosion Firing Leave Often See Split Stones Worst

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It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: Frightening Melt Stone Watch

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I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: About Am Become Cautious Fire Flames Heat Interested Theatrical Using I Am

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It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality. Wet snow is quick to work with but also quick to thaw, which can lead to a tense journey to the cold store.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: Also Between Cold Depending Each Hours Journey Lead Make Quality Quick Six Snow Snowball Store Takes Tense Three Wet Which Work

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The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s.

~Andy Goldsworthy

Topics: Deep Early Early 20S First Freeze Mother Put Snowball

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: July 26th, 1956

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