“We misread the landscape when we think it pastoral or pretty, there's a darker side to it.” --Andy Goldsworthy
Goldsworthy’s motivation lies in the beauty of nature—each day he works, he discovers new miracles. Simple delights, like the smooth, weathered surface of the river stones, or the unique colors of the leaves are his artistic muse.
He does the unthinkable. When we first started watching the movie, a few of us muttered, “Who would think of that?!” Goldsworthy would string about twenty feet of leaves together, then allow them to float along a river. This was his “art,” and furthermore, a company had made an entire video about his work.
So what is his purpose?! This question plagued me as I watched the movie, he took seemingly random objects, and we watched him try to pile them on top of each other. Bewildered, we watched him try time and time again to stack these oddly-shaped rocks. Minutes pass, silence endures, and the rocks tumble again and again. Goldsworthy’s persistence defines perseverance: his passion drives his desire to finish his artwork.
Fear is all over the plate. What if things break, die, catch fire? How much money could he lose?
In the end though, his love for his work trumphs his fears and his “what ifs.”
Theme: Love takes risks.
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