Richard Long | Walking in Line: Body Movement as Sculpture

A straight, light-colored line on a grassy field, formed by someone walking back and forth dozens of times, flattening the grass—no materials are added, and nothing is removed; the sculpture is equivalent to a period of walking. The ends of the line are not terminated, extending deep into the grass and gradually disappearing. The flattened grass is most visible when backlit and will recover after a few days. Another version involves arranging collected stones into a straight line or a circle in the wilderness, also without using any adhesives. The surroundings are simple grassland or wilderness, with no man-made objects. Shoot along the direction of the line in low-angle, backlit conditions. Avoid: line made by mowing or paving, adding foreign materials, sharp line boundaries, presence of buildings and roads nearby.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片草地上有一道筆直的淺色線,那是有人來回走了數十次把草踩倒所留下的痕跡——沒有任何材料被加入,也沒有任何東西被移走,雕塑等於一段行走的時間。線的兩端沒有收頭,延伸到草地的深處逐漸消失。草的倒伏在逆光時最明顯,幾天後就會恢復。另一種版本是在荒野中把撿來的石頭排成一條直線或一個圓,同樣不使用任何黏著。周圍為單純的草地或荒原,沒有任何人造物。逆光的低角度光線下沿線的方向拍攝。避免:線以除草或鋪面做成、加入外來材料、線的邊界銳利、周圍出現建物與道路。