There is the impression that the desert is a barren landscape, a place of mystery and hardship. But, for many, the desert landscape is a muse for artistic expression, and home to long-standing cultures.
Still standing in Moapa Valley, near Nevada is prominent US land artist Michael Heizer’s Double Negative (1969), two trenches dug into the earth that run for more than 400 metres. The Sahara, Mojave and Nevada deserts and more have become artists’ playgrounds, some accepting the ephemerality of their work while others become monuments.
