Response to James Turrell

I think the most interesting thing that James Turrell said was the last thing he said. he was talking about how when you read a book you must "pay the price of admission" for entering the world of that book. This seemed very interesting. he then mentioned that the price of admission for entering his crater project was that you would have to walk there, or so it seemed. This is something I have never seen in art before, usually people try to make their work assessable to as many people as possible, but to see somebody intentionally put their work out of reach to a large number of people and have that actually be a part of the work is highly unique and I feel that it will keep away a lot of whiny ignorant tourists.

As for everything else he spoke about, I didn't think much of it. Not to say it was bad or uninteresting, but it seemed that to have an appreciation for his work with light or the sky one must first have an interest in light or the sky, which I do not. Perhaps if i were to go visit one of these locations or to see one of his pieces in person I would think differently.

Inside view of the crater project