New Zealand artist Michael Smither (well known for his idiosyncratic realist paintings, eg. Rocks With Mountain) is a man of many theories and ideas. This film, made for TV, documents his experiments rebuilding eroded beaches around Taranaki with driftwood. Only partially successful, these experiments nonetheless reveal Smither as something of a visionary. They contrast with the New Plymouth City Council's own efforts to check sand erosion, and twenty-four years later, Smither's less orthodox methods look the more sensible, and sustainable.
Available from City Associates Films and from the Filmshop.
artist, erosion, painting, sand dunes, sustainability, environmental art, new plymouth, art, beach, taranaki, sand, environment
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2010
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