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Richard Long — Snow Line (A Six Day Walk in the Swiss Alps)
Richard Long

Snow Line (A Six Day Walk in the Swiss Alps)

2002

A sweeping photographic panorama captures a vast Alpine landscape blanketed in snow, its austere white expanse stretching toward distant mountain peaks. Accompanying text documents Long's solitary six-day walk through this elemental terrain, transforming the act of walking itself into the artistic gesture. The work reflects Long's signature practice of merging land, time, and human presence into a spare yet deeply poetic record of physical endurance and natural encounter.

Medium
photograph with text

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Richard Long, Snow Line (A Six Day Walk in the Swiss Alps), 2002

A sweeping photographic panorama captures a vast Alpine landscape blanketed in snow, its austere white expanse stretching toward distant mountain peaks. Accompanying text documents Long's solitary six-day walk through this elemental terrain, transforming the act of walking itself into the artistic gesture. The work reflects Long's signature practice of merging land, time, and human presence into a spare yet deeply poetic record of physical endurance and natural encounter.

Medium
photograph with text
Year
2002
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Landscape Photography, Mountainous Terrain, Alpine Scenery, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, Nature And Environment, Conceptual Art, Documentary Photography, British Artist, Land Art, Contemporary Art, Established Artist, Solitary Journey, Text And Image, Black and White

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