Phil Dadson

StoneMap (2004)

7 min 58 sec3 channel installation / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

"A continuous, slow and fast motion, wide-angle camera exploration of the Garwood and Taylor Dry Valleys in Antarctica, the camera zooming in and around wind sculpted ventifacts and boulders, as if living objects. The audio track is comprised of field recording & sound from an instrument invented by Phil Dadson, the Bamboozitherhimher."

Artist's statement

Selected exhibitions

  • Art from Antarctica, Brazil, Germany (2009)

  • Sur Polar, Buenos Aires (2006)

  • Various showings throughout NZ as part of Polar Projects

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