Monday, October 09, 2006
Wonderful movie
I recently saw the documentary Rivers and tides about the art of Andy Goldsworthy. I highly recommend it. I've rarely been so touched by works of art. Goldsworthy creates sculptures within nature, which are then taken by nature and transformed. In the opening sequence, he creates an elaborate wooden sculpture from driftwood on the Newfoundland coast, which is taken and picked apart by the ocean when the tide comes in. The first thing one wants to say is that the ocean destroys his creation, but as he explains, the ocean takes it and does something with it far beyond what he himself could do. It is just so wonderful to repeatedly witness him spend an enormous amount of effort to make something which will last for such a short amount of time, to see how deeply in tune he is with the natural world, and to see how clearly he perceives and celebrates the transitory nature of phenomena. Add this to your Netflix queue. Do it. Now.
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