Sandstone Sea Hole, Collieston Aberdeenshire 29th July 2000 by Andy Goldsworthy

Sandstone Sea Hole, Collieston Aberdeenshire 29th July 2000 (1)

Artist Andy Goldsworthy (Cheshire, England, born 1956)

Date2000

Mediumcibachrome print on photographic paper

ClassificationsPhotographs

DimensionsImage Size: 39 x 39cm
Paper Size: 70 x 68.5cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 2001 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund and with income from the Macdonald Bequest.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 04

Object numberABDAG013988.1

Keywords

About MeAndy Goldsworthy creates site-specific structures in the landscape and because these sculptures are sometimes ephemeral, he records the event of their construction or destruction in photographs. Like Richard Long, Goldsworthy uses natural found materials, such as leaves, mud, stones or twigs, even snow.

'Sandstone Sea Hole' had the briefest existence, only momentarily enduring the incoming tide. This set of seven photographic prints captures the progress of the sea as each incoming wave changes a hole made in the sand. The artist explores the theme of the passage of time but the fact that we have all enjoyed this simple seaside game makes the work at once familiar and accessible.

Goldsworthy lives and works in Scotland.

Exhibitions

Gallery 04 - Imagined Landscapes