James Florio's exquisite blackandwhite photography of sixteen important sculptural projects by Patrick Dougherty across the US.One of today’s most admired living sculptors, Patrick Dougherty composes with nature—wielding saplings and sticks to build monumental structures that echo, play, and tussle withthe land.James Florio is a Montanabased photographer focused on the built environmentand the life surrounding it. He works slowly, visiting a place repeatedly to gain a greaterunderstanding of it, to ultimately deliver a thoughtful and profound interpretation.This project was inspired by Dougherty’s and Florio’s connectionto Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana, where Dougherty has crafted sculpturesfrom local willows, and where Florio has photographed the art and wild lands overmany years.Dougherty’s first commission at Tippet Rise, Daydreams, was completed in 215. Hesubsequently returned to the art center in 2