The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break.

(1996).  
Goldsworthy Andy; Jerry L. London: Viking.

Andy Goldsworthy OBE (born 26 July 1956) is a British sculptor photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings.