A Simple Network of Underground Wells and Tunnels 1975

Alice Aycock's land art, like this one, could be about the very thing that it's made out of - Earth. The site is turned over, broken, dug into. I imagine Aycock out there, really thinking about the ground, thinking about what's below. It's like she's saying, “Hey, let's look under here,” pulling back a corner, a peek-a-boo into the unknown. The light, falling at a funny angle, gives it a kind of haunted, unsettling feel. There's this idea of hidden networks, like secret paths we can't see. Are they full of water? Do they lead somewhere unexpected? I think about my own working process and how I often bury elements to return later in unexpected ways. Aycock’s work is an investigation into space, form, and the hidden potential of the landscape. These forms feel like a conversation, a question asked of the land, and of us. What do we want to see? What do we dare to uncover?