Regan Golden proposes the observation deck at the Visitor Center of St. Anthony as a space for thinking about one’s relationship with—and detachment from—landscape.

The era of the Anthropocene encompasses myriad examples of control exerted upon landscapes from a distance. As well as a panoramic view of the Mississippi River churning beneath it, the observation deck at the Visitor Center of St. Anthony offers a vantage point of such measures—at a remove. As Regan Golden for Temporary continent. reflects, the site is also an apt space for thinking about one’s relationship with—and detachment from—the surrounding landscape.