Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed [detail view through Locator] (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed [detail view through Locator] (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed [detail view through Locator] (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed [detail view through Locator] (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

people looking through a circle of Locators

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed (1972)

North of Missoula, Montana

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Poster for Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators-Vision Encompassed (1972) Ink on paper
28 x 13 7/8 in. (71.1 x 35.2 cm)

Poster for Nancy Holt, Missoula Ranch Locators-Vision Encompassed (1972) Ink on paper
28 x 13 7/8 in. (71.1 x 35.2 cm)

1970—1972

Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed

Nancy Holt

1972

Galvanized steel pipe, earth, concrete foundations

Circle of Locators: diam. 40 ft. (12.2 m); Locators: 60 x 12 x 2 in. (152 x 31 x 5 cm) each

Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed (1972) by Nancy Holt is a site-specific sculpture created on ranchland near Missoula, Montana. Eight Locators, T-shaped structures made from galvanized steel, were arranged in a circular formation and aligned with the compass directions outdoors, developing from experiments Holt conducted in her studio the previous year. Looking outward, each Locator framed a small circular view of the surrounding landscape, guiding the viewer’s gaze toward mountains, sky, and plains. Looking inward, the Locators face each other. The work explores perception, orientation, and how people visually structure their environment. Holt made a film of Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed the same year it was created, and the sculpture was dismantled in 2003.

Missoula Ranch Locators - Vision Encompassed

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