Through the works of twenty one artists, this book by Virginie Luc explores the poetic link between nature, artistic creation, and ourselves. The author does not focus on the American Land Art artists and their monumental creations, but rather on more humble, sometimes ephemeral works, respectful of the environment and of the senses: Motoi Yamamoto and his salt pyramids, Jim Denevan\u2019s and nature as a work of art and an inspirational pool, Fran\u00e7ois M\u00e9chain\u2019s and landscape as a ground for thought, Doug and Mike Starn\u2019s and the evolving world of their \u201cBig Bamb\u00fa\u201d, Chris Drury and where we stand in the universe<\/p>\n
They create with what comes at hand: sand, water, wood, depending on how much or how little the land offers. If sometimes high technology comes into the game, it is to create mist, as with Fujito Nakaya. Whether fragile, constantly evolving or sometimes created over a very long period of time, as with David Nash\u2019s Ash Dome, the installations all allow us to feel eternity into the moment.<\/p>\n
De la nature \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153uvre<\/em> eternalizes this ephemeral art which questions our own human condition.<\/p>\n