Nancy Holt, Capulin Volcano (2007)
Composite inkjet print on archival rag paper
11 x 68 5/8 (27.9 x 174.3 cm)
© Holt/Smithson Foundation / Licensed by Artists Rights Society, New York
Nancy Holt, Capulin Volcano (2007)
Composite inkjet print on archival rag paper
11 x 68 5/8 (27.9 x 174.3 cm)
© Holt/Smithson Foundation / Licensed by Artists Rights Society, New York
Nancy Holt’s 2007 composite inkjet print Capulin Volcano presents five views of the extinct cinder-cone volcano in northeastern New Mexico. Formed approximately 60,000 years ago, the site is preserved today as Capulin Volcano National Monument. Rising prominently from the surrounding plains, the volcano offers expansive views that emphasize the region’s volcanic geology and broad spatial scale. This work is one of two photographic works Holt made in New Mexico, where she lived from 1985 onward.
Shadowy Bush was produced by Nancy Holt as a composite digital print, in an edition of twenty, for the International Sculpture Center, publisher of Sculpture magazine. The image was taken at Holt’s home in Galisteo, New Mexico where she lived from 1985.
Sun Tunnels: Shifting Shadows is a photographic artwork depicting the shifting patterns of light and shadow over the course of one long summer day in one tunnel of Nancy Holt’s landmark earthwork Sun Tunnels (1973-76), located in Utah’s Great Basin Desert. The sculpture comprises four concrete structures arranged in a cross formation, positioned to frame the sun as it rises and sets during the solstices.
