1. Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones…
But Do They Count As Art?
Barry L. Briggs Jr.

2. Indigenous Art: the first examples of natural art
Aboriginal rock art
Prehistoric cave painting.

3. Natural art can be both temporary and permanent.
Permanent project by Chris Drury: Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky (March 2003)
Temporary project called Snow Circles
By Andy Goldsworthy.

4. In light of the focus on environmentalism in recent years, many artists have come to light who choose to use natural resources in their artwork.

5. Biography and training
Chris Drury is a British environmental artist who was born in 1948 in Sri Lanka.
Drury studied sculpture from at the Camberwell School of Art.
Out There

6. Awards and Recognitions
Pollock-Krasner Award.
Natures Prize: Scottish Environmental Award for 'Hut of the Shadow’
Commendation, Annual Awards of the Association for the protection of Rural Scotland, for 'Hut of the Shadow'.
2004 University College London 'Art in Health Award' for work on systems in the body and systems on the planet.

7. First Notable Piece: Medicine Wheel
Drury used 365 different natural objects to create a calendar that explored time, cycles, seasons and place.

8. Chris Drury sees his work as…
“…work [that] seeks to make connections between different phenomena in the world. Specifically between: nature and Culture, inner and Outer, microcosm and macrocosm. All of my works, over the past 25 years have been concerned with these connections. This is what unites the whole body of work.” (Chris Drury Website—statement).

9. Found in South Carolina Botanical Garden
Time Capsule
Found in South Carolina Botanical Garden
Panoramic view

10. Time Capsule Found in South Carolina Botanical Garden
A view from inside the smaller dome.

11. Time Capsule Found in South Carolina Botanical Garden
A view from inside the larger dome.

12. Cloud Chamber Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England
Eden project is a site dedicated to environmental art and preservation. Inside the large domes found in the photos are re-creations of various habitats for plants, housing thousands of different species.
Days 1 and 2: Setting up the location

13. Cloud Chamber Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England
Day 9: Building the chamber

14. Cloud Chamber Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England
Day 10: Putting the lens in the top

15. Cloud Chamber Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England
A view from inside the chamber

16. Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England
Cloud Chamber
Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England
A panoramic view

17. Cloud Chamber Found in the Eden Project, Cornwall, England
View of lens reflection within the chamber

18. Chris Drury’s View on the Environment
“a problem with modern societies is that we see ourselves as separate from nature and therefore at liberty exploit it. The result is that we destroy the very ground of our existence.” (chrisdrury.com)
Redwood Vortex

19. Wave Chamber

20. The Connection Between Humans and Nature
Heart of Reeds– a model of the human heart.
Chris Drury’s beliefs about humans and the environment has led him to a series of projects that symbolise the connection between the two.

21. Environmental Art
1) Drury, Chris. "Antarctica", "History & CV" and "Statement", 2007.,
2) “Interview with Chris Drury”, 2002,
3) “Chris Drury (artist)",