Sur plus de 40 parcelles, 200 hectares, il a fallu plus de 1600 piquets pour circonscrire les motifs des dessins, extraction d’une quantité imposante de roches, labour et ensemencement rendus ardus par des pluies abondantes au printemps, attaques d’insectes prédateurs… Je n’avais pas jugé bon d’écouter les mises en garde de l’agriculteur.

For over 40 parcels of land, spreading 200 hectares (494 acres), more than 1600 wooden stakes were used to “outline” the motifs of the designs. An impressive amount of rocks were extracted from the landscape. Fields were plowed. And seeds were sown. However, completion of the project was rendered difficult by abundant, springtime rain and insects… I should have heeded the farmer’s warning!