Question

Watch the video (8 minutes) and reflect on how Roden Crater relates to ancient sculpture and architecture:

https://vimeo.com/67926427

Answer 1

Roden Crater, the remains of an extinct volcano located near Flagstaff, Arizona, on the edge of the Painted Desert. The crater is a cinder-type volcanic cone – a hill that formed around a volcanic vent – that measure 3.2 km (2 miles) wide, 183 meters (600 feet) tall, and which is approximately 400,000 years old. In 1979, it was bought by artist James Turrell, who intends to turn it into a massive, open air work of art. Turrell purchased the land surrounding the crater with the intent of creating a naked-eye observatory at the inner core, specifically so guests could view and experience sky-light, solar, and celestial phenomena. It is a wonderful piece of art that relates to an ancient sclupture.