Ian Hamilton Finlay, Illuminations ; production team, Angela Feeney ... [et al.]
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Ian Hamilton Finlay, Illuminations ; production team, Angela Feeney ... [et al.]
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
780140580
Responsibility statement
Illuminations ; production team, Angela Feeney ... [et al.]
Runtime
26
Series statement
Eye
Summary
This film offers a sparse narration to complement a lushy visual showcase of the beauties, provocations and puzzles of little sparta. From previously barren moorland in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, Ian Hamilton Finlay has created a unique garden as encompassing work of art. Little Sparta is a magical combination of culture and horticulture, poetry and planting, philosophy and myth. In the garden there are inscriptions and sculptures reflecting the artist's preoccupations: the enlightment and the french revolution, pre-Socratic philosophy, garden history, World War Two, the sea and fishing fleets, time and mortality
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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