Andy Goldsworthy, “Prairie Cairn”

Goldsworthy, "Prairie Cairn" (top)
Goldsworthy, "Prairie Cairn" (top)
Goldsworthy, "Prairie Cairn"
Goldsworthy, "Prairie Cairn"

I was really, really taken by “Prairie Cairn” sculpture at Grinnell’s natural reserve. It’s a gorgeous piece of art, for one thing, but it’s also perfectly suited to its setting – even though there’s nothing shaped quite like it in the reserve itself. Grinnell’s art gallery has a nice page on the sculpture, and Goldsworthy has a big write-up in Wikipedia. A couple more of my pictures of the cairn:

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