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

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

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

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

I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.

- 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.

- Ian Hamilton Finlay

The present order is the disorder of the future.

- 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…

- Ian Hamilton Finlay