An illustrated examination of Beverly Buchanan's 1981 environmental
sculpture, which exists in an ongoing state of ruination.
Beverly Buchanan's Marsh Ruins (1981) are large, solid mounds of
cement and shell-based tabby concrete, yet their presence has always
been elusive. Hiding in the tall grasses and brackish waters of the
Marshes of Glynn, on the southeast coast of Georgia, the Marsh Ruins
merge with their surroundings as they enact a curious and delicate
tension between destruction and endurance. This volume offers an
illustrated examination of Buchanan's environmental sculpture, which
exists in an ongoing state of ruination.