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by Charles Ross, Klaus Ottmann, Thomas McEvilley, Loïc Malle, Anna Halprin

This volume documents four decades of work exploring light, time and space through earthworks, solar burns and prism installations. It features full-colour illustrations of projects such as Star Axis alongside critical essays and an interview.

Accession 11347 ISBN 9781934435496 Publisher Radius Books
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