DC Environmental Film Festival

Rivers and Tides + Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf (Curated by Peggy Parsons)

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Curated by Peggy Parsons, former Film Curator at the National Gallery of Art

Shot over several years, focuses on the British land sculptor, Andy Goldsworthy and his work. Thomas Riedelsheimer observes Goldsworthy as he builds with exquisite care, his intricate sculptures in nature. Some are meant to last, while others are ephemeral: made from ice, leaves, stones or twigs. Goldsworthy blends the works -- a snakelike bolt of icicles, a series of egg-shaped structures, caravans of leaves joined with twigs as they float downstream - into the landscape around his home and studio in the village of Penpont, Scotland and around the world from Nova Scotia to Digne in France. Riedelsheimer’s beautiful camerawork captures the extreme physical and mental effort required on Goldsworthy’s part. A striking score by Fred Frith is more than equal to its task.

  • Year
    2001
  • Runtime
    90 minutes
  • Country
    Germany
  • Director
    Thomas Riedelsheimer
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