Alex Monteith

Ascents and Descents in Realtime (23.03.08 v2) (2008)

7 min 59 sec (excerpt) of 16 minSingle channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

"Moto-x riders attempt to ascend the huge fifty-degree dunes near Ahipara, Northland. The work is a single realtime take of the riding antics of moto-x and raptor/quad bike riders. The audio is diagetic stereo sound."

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