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When his long-favoured vintage car scrapyard closes, artist Garrett Gilbart loses a defining source of material and inspiration, confronting an artistic evolution that echoes the slow transformation of steel.
This film follows artist Garrett Gilbart, who carves metal and other found industrial materials into evocative sculptural forms, embedded with the plants, land, and histories of the places where the materials were found. When his long-favoured vintage car scrapyard closes for environmental remediation, Garrett must let go of a defining source of inspiration and material for one body of his work. Like steel itself—ever decaying and transforming—he accepts his own continued transformation as an artist.
Rob Viscardis is an award-winning filmmaker and editor whose work has screened at top festivals, including Hot Docs and DOC NYC. His most recent short documentary, Power of the Walk (Director, Editor, Producer), premiered at DOC NYC in 2024, while his feature doc My Dad’s Tapes (Producer, Editor) premiered at Hot Docs the same year and was named a Top 20 Audience Favourite. The film went on to win Best Feature Documentary at the North East International Film Festival and received a Jury Award from the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
When his long-favoured vintage car scrapyard closes, artist Garrett Gilbart loses a defining source of material and inspiration, confronting an artistic evolution that echoes the slow transformation of steel.
This film follows artist Garrett Gilbart, who carves metal and other found industrial materials into evocative sculptural forms, embedded with the plants, land, and histories of the places where the materials were found. When his long-favoured vintage car scrapyard closes for environmental remediation, Garrett must let go of a defining source of inspiration and material for one body of his work. Like steel itself—ever decaying and transforming—he accepts his own continued transformation as an artist.
Rob Viscardis is an award-winning filmmaker and editor whose work has screened at top festivals, including Hot Docs and DOC NYC. His most recent short documentary, Power of the Walk (Director, Editor, Producer), premiered at DOC NYC in 2024, while his feature doc My Dad’s Tapes (Producer, Editor) premiered at Hot Docs the same year and was named a Top 20 Audience Favourite. The film went on to win Best Feature Documentary at the North East International Film Festival and received a Jury Award from the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
