Diana Carta's Book on Steven Holl's Creative Process
Italian architect Diana Carta interviewed Steven Holl at his Manhattan studio, resulting in the bilingual book 'Lake of the Mind. Conversazione con Steven Holl' (LetteraVentidue Editrice, 2018, €15, ISBN 9788862422888). The conversation explores Holl's creative process, revealing his daily practice of painting watercolors on 12.5 x 18 cm paper for one to two hours each morning, a ritual he has maintained for thirty years. He has accumulated 20,000 such works, kept in chronological order, which he revisits to develop new ideas. Holl owns a 1.6-hectare property near Rhinebeck, New York, on Round Pond, where he built a 7.4-square-meter wooden hut to work in solitude. The book includes a preface by Yehuda E. Safran and discusses projects like 'Explorations of “IN”.'
Key facts
- Diana Carta interviewed Steven Holl at his studio at 450 West 31st Street, Manhattan.
- The interview led to the book 'Lake of the Mind. Conversazione con Steven Holl'.
- The book is bilingual (Italian and English) and published by LetteraVentidue Editrice.
- Holl paints watercolors on 12.5 x 18 cm paper every morning for 1-2 hours.
- He has done this for thirty years and has 20,000 watercolors in chronological order.
- Holl owns 1.6 hectares on Round Pond near Rhinebeck, New York.
- He built a 7.4-square-meter wooden hut on the property six years after purchasing it.
- The book has a preface by Yehuda E. Safran.
Entities
Artists
- Steven Holl
- Diana Carta
- Yehuda E. Safran
Institutions
- Steven Holl Architects
- LetteraVentidue Editrice
Locations
- New York
- Manhattan
- 450 West 31st Street
- Rhinebeck
- Dutchess County
- New York State
- Round Pond