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In the early 1990s Andy Goldsworthy was invited to propose a project for Cumbria, a region of outstanding natural beauty where the landscape has been moulded for centuries by agriculture and in particular by sheep-farming. His response was to repair or rebuild a swathe of Cumbrian sheepfolds - with the intention that, wherever possible the folds would still be accessible to sheep.

Among the sculptures are slate works and balanced stones embedded in walls and a series of sixteen folds each containing a massive boulder rolled down from the nearby hillside. By 2006 over forty structures had been completed: it is this extraordinary project that forms the core of Enclosure .

This impressive volume is testament to Goldsworthy's lifelong interest in the land, its history and its inhabitants.

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Working outdoors with whatever is at hand stone, branches, feathers Goldsworthy creates meticulously assembled sculptures of such delicacy, improbable balance, and disorienting effect, they verge on magic tricks. Yet in spite of his painstaking efforts, Goldsworthy welcomes nature's hand in altering his often ephemeral works as the change in seasons transforms the landscape. Because so many of his works are in remote places and because so many are fleeting, Goldworthy's photographs, also the result of patience, perspective, and chance, are works of art in their own right, as are Goldsworthy's many-faceted books. This outstanding volume documents his 11-year project in Cumbria, a quintessentially pastoral region in northwest England that has for centuries been a land of sheep and shepherds. Goldsworthy set out to restore and improvise on the traditional dry-stone walled structures known as sheepfolds. His lyrical sculptures and bold sheep paintings, collaborations between artist and animal, revitalize the land by drawing on hidden forces, taking measure of time both deep and daily, and exploring the ancient covenant between humankind and nature.--Seaman, Donna Copyright 2007 Booklist