The art that fades: When creation becomes an act of freedom
The wind gusts over the Scottish hills, kicking up clouds of golden dust. Andy Goldsworthy’s fingers, numb with cold, meticulously assemble blood-red maple leaves, stitching them together with blackthorn spines. Each suture is a silent prayer, a challenge to the coming winter. In a few hours, the morning dew will swell the fibers, and the work—a…