The Lightning Field
The Lightning Field is a land art work in Catron County, New Mexico, by sculptor Walter De Maria. It consists of 400 stainless steel poles with solid, pointed tips, arranged in a rectangular 1 mile × 1 kilometre grid array. The installation is intended to be viewed in isolation or with a very small group of people.
About The Lightning Field in brief
The Lightning Field is a land art work in Catron County, New Mexico, by sculptor Walter De Maria. It consists of 400 stainless steel poles with solid, pointed tips, arranged in a rectangular 1 mile × 1 kilometre grid array. It is maintained by the Dia Art Foundation who consider it one of their 11 locations and sites they manage. Open for only six months out of the year, the installation can only be visited by making an advance reservation for an overnight stay in the simple accommodations at the site.
Trips to the site consist of a long drive from a scheduled meeting place in Quemado to a log cabin in the area. The installation is intended to be viewed in isolation or with a very small group of people, so the cabin on the site was restored to accommodate six people at most. Camping and photography are not permitted.
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