Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

In the fall of 1987, Philippe Haas accompanied the sculptor Richard Long to the Algerian Sahara and filmed him tracing with his feet, or constructing with desert stones, simple geometric figures (straight lines, circles, spirals). In counterpoint to the images, Richard Long explains his approach. Since 1967, Richard Long (1945, Bristol), who belongs to the land art movement, has traveled the world on foot and installed, in places often inaccessible to the public, stones, sticks and driftwood found in situ. His ephemeral works are reproduced through photography. He thus made walking an art, and land art an aspiration of modern man for solitude in nature.

Documentary

Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

Rating

10.0/10

Release Date

1988-01-01

Runtime

38 minutes

Status

Released

Cast

Production Companies

Milestone Film & Video

Arts Council of England

Centre Georges Pompidou

Centre Georges Pompidou

La Sept

La Sept

WDR

WDR