Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara(1988)

Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara Synopsis

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.

Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara (1988) is a documentary film directed by Philip Haas, released on January 1, 1988 with a runtime of 38m. It stars Richard Long. Viewers rate it 10.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.