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Ricefield
An agricultural art installation where rice is planted in patterns that create images visible from above. It changes throughout the growing season, reflecting agricultural rhythms.
Through the Country
An ephemeral installation by Andy Goldsworthy, consisting of a stone path through a rural landscape, designed to evolve with the natural growth and decay around it.
Spiral Jetty
A 1,500-foot-long, 15-foot-wide counterclockwise spiral made from mud, salt crystals, and basalt rocks in the Great Salt Lake. Over time, it's become an integral part of the local ecosystem.
Lightning Field
Walter De Maria's work in Western New Mexico consists of 400 stainless steel poles positioned to attract lightning, creating a link between sky and earth.
Ghost Nets
Art installations made from abandoned fishing nets (ghost nets) found in the ocean, aimed at raising awareness about marine pollution and its effects on marine life.
Seven Magic Mountains
An installation of seven towers of brightly colored boulders stacked in the Mojave Desert by Ugo Rondinone, it stands out against the natural landscape and lasts only for a limited time.
The Crack
Doris Salcedo's 'Shibboleth,' a long crack in the floor of the Tate Modern's turbine hall, spoke to racial and cultural divides and the natural process of change and damage.
Underwater Sculpture Park
An artificial reef designed by Jason deCaires Taylor, this installation is populated by life-sized statues that are part of the ocean environment and promote coral growth.
The Floating Piers
A temporary walkway wrapped in yellow fabric, floating on Italy’s Lake Iseo by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, altering human interaction with the water surface.
A Thousand Years
Damien Hirst’s installation containing a life-cycle of flies within a glass vitrine, which includes a cow's head and insect-o-cutor, forming an ecosystem of birth, death, and decay.
The Gates
A site-specific work of art by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Central Park, consisting of thousands of free-flowing fabric panels that highlighted the park's pathways.
Tree of 40 Fruit
An ongoing series of hybridized fruit trees by Sam Van Aken. Each tree grows over 40 different types of stone fruits, interacting with nature through cross-pollination.
Desert Breath
A large-scale land art installation in the Sahara Desert, composed of sand displaced to form conical shapes and a large central lake that has since evaporated.
Sun Tunnels
Four massive concrete tubes in the Western Utah desert by Nancy Holt. They are aligned with the sunrise and sunset of the summer and winter solstices.
Wrapped Coast
Christo and Jeanne-Claude's environmental wrapping of a section of coastline in Australia used fabric and rope, altering the appearance and perception of the space.
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