Roden Crater is a cinder cone type of volcanic cone from an extinct volcano, with a remaining interior volcanic crater. It is located approximately 50 miles northeast of the city of Flagstaff in northern Arizona, United States.
Satellite view of Roden Crater, site of an earthwork in progress by James Turrell outside Flagstaff, Arizona.
James Turrell is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement. He is considered the "master of light" often creating art installations that mix natural light with artificial color through openings in ceilings thereby transforming internal spaces by ever shifting and changing color.
President Barack Obama presents the National Medal of Arts to James Turrell on July 28, 2014
James Turrell
Satellite view of Roden Crater, the site of an epic artwork in progress by James Turrell outside Flagstaff, Arizona
Space That Sees, at Israel Museum, Jerusalem