Two Sahara Works, 1988

The edition Two Sahara Works was created during Richard Long’s journey through the Algerian Sahara. There, Long carried out a simple yet powerful intervention in the landscape by clearing a circular, stone-covered area of its material — an elemental gesture of revelation. The circle, which Long describes as “universal and timeless,” is, like the line, spiral, or square, one of the archetypal forms of his work. The photographic work is accompanied by a poetic text printed in rust-red ink, arranged in a circular layout. It lists found objects from the walk, thereby reflecting the principle of infinity.