Review - "Rivers and Tides" A documentry on Andy Goldsworthy

Hey all,

On 22/8/2016, I got chance to attend an interesting movie screening of a documentary “Rivers and Tides” at #DepartmentofEnglish #MKBU.

“Rivers and Tides” is a 2001 documentary film directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer about the British artist Andy Goldsworthy, who creates sculptures from natural materials such as rocks, leaves etc. The director follows Goldsworthy in his journey of art and questions about his inspirations, frustrations and goals. It was released again in 2003 with addition of melodious Background Music. (Wikipedia)

If you are an entertainment lover……Don’t Watch It!!!!

It is an utterly wonderful film with beautiful representation of Art in Nature and a deep philosophy of life. This movie can be watched with two different angles.

1.) Art at the centre:-

Nature itself is a beautiful creation. Everything in the nature has a pattern which creates art. The art in the Nature and The art which can be created using nature is superbly captured in this film. Every artist should watch this film.

2.) Life at the centre:-

Nothing is permanent. Everything gets destroyed after a certain time whether it is art or life. Knowing that nothing is going to last forever, but still we go on working hard that is what is called spirituality.

Some of the lines from this film give us the meaning of life. When one of the pieces of art prepared by him collapses in the sea, Andy Goldsworthy speaks “When something collapses, I feel disappointed but I came to know the stone better.”

Similarly when we collapse in life we feel disappointed, but that’s how we understand life in a better way.

Watch a Small Trailer of this film.......

Idea of Nothing is permanent can be seen in many of the scenes.

Thanks to Dr.Dilip Barad for organising this screening.

Amazing Film…..Must Watch!!!!!!

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