A Line Made by Walking
Richard Long
Richard Long, on his commute from his home to his art school, stopped off in a grassy field and walked back and forth in a straight path until a line was visible. He photographed the result. It may be the first example of a sculpture made by feet, not hands. Yet sculpture may not be the right way to describe it. Is the action of making the line the artwork? Or the line itself? Or the documentation of it? Shockingly simple, Long’s Line is a conceptual, minimalist work posing questions with no requirement for answers. It is a landmark of land art, and you can make it in your own back garden.
Monday 9th November
The new Moon in Libra offers a moment to pause, reset and restore our balance. Represented by the scales, Libra invites us to notice where life has become uneven: between giving and receiving, activity and rest, caring for others and caring for ourselves. We might imagine the garden taking a great outbreath, releasing the fullness of the growing season as leaves fall and bare branches open to the sky. There is something here for us too: an invitation to loosen our grip on what we have been carrying and allow unfinished things to rest for a while. Walking through the garden, we can ask what needs our care and what we are ready to let go of. Before we make new plans, perhaps we can give ourselves a little space to breathe.
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