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276:(often referred to as 'Art in Nature' in continental Europe). The pieces he contributed to this movement allowed him to combine both his scientific and artistic disciplines. As well as some small pieces he has contributed major pieces to several major Irish and European land art and environmental art symposia and projects. In these works, he has combined earthworks of soil with additions of stone or large found boulders to develop an integrated whole.
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