Little Sparta is a garden in the traditional sense. It is perhaps not like other modern gardens, but I think that other times would have had no difficulty with it.
I am not a modern man, I am just a wee old fashioned one. - Ian Hamilton Finlay
I am not a modern man, I am just a wee old fashioned one.
- Ian Hamilton Finlay
But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I ne… - Ian Hamilton Finlay
But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I ne…
If the work is pure then you have to think it could be understood. If it is not understood it doesn't mean that your work is not accessible. It doesn… - Ian Hamilton Finlay
If the work is pure then you have to think it could be understood. If it is not understood it doesn't mean that your work is not accessible. It doesn…
I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked in collaboration, and never mad… - Ian Hamilton Finlay
I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked in collaboration, and never mad…
People have always found me challenging - I don't know why, when I am only being myself. I don't understand why they find me so annoying but they do.… - Ian Hamilton Finlay
People have always found me challenging - I don't know why, when I am only being myself. I don't understand why they find me so annoying but they do.…
However, I don't feel the world is looking over my shoulder when I am working - I never think about this at all. What I think about is trying to make… - Ian Hamilton Finlay
However, I don't feel the world is looking over my shoulder when I am working - I never think about this at all. What I think about is trying to make…
I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera. - Ian Hamilton Finlay
I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
No, I don't make my work in order to challenge or confuse other people's expectations - I only do what I find natural. - Ian Hamilton Finlay
No, I don't make my work in order to challenge or confuse other people's expectations - I only do what I find natural.
The present order is the disorder of the future. - Ian Hamilton Finlay
The present order is the disorder of the future.
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