Foto van Ben Rivers
Foto van Ben Rivers

Ben Rivers

[Laura Simpson on Ben Rivers]: There are some canny and some uncanny connections between Ben Rivers’ Sack Barrow, filmed in an outdated factory, and John Grierson’s life and work. They represent conscious links in relation to the politic for artists working with actuality, but also, and more importantly, there is an affinity evident in both their practices where poeticism is seen within the real world, a real world riddled with symbolism and mythology, quiet iconic figures and close quarters with nature.

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    TWO YEARS AT SEA

    BEN RIVERS Verenigd Koninkrijk, 2011

    This gorgeous, transfixing documentary from U.K. artist Ben Rivers is the tranquil yet fascinating study of a life of unique solitude. Using 16mm black-and-white film, Rivers captures the slow, palpable rhythms of isolation from the modern world, and a life attuned to the smallest details of nature.

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