CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 0h 38m

Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

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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.

Directed byPhilip Haas

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 38m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1988
Studios
Arts Council of EnglandCentre Georges PompidouLa Sept

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1 credited
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Richard Long

Richard Long

Self

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Directed by
Philip Haas
Philip Haas
Written by
Philip Haas
Philip Haas

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