(Mario Merz)

Content: 'Mario Merz' was made in San Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy where Dean was invited to a residency in summer 2002. Dean's film is a study of the ageing artist in the last year of his life. Merz is observed sitting in silence under a tree, a large pinecone in his hand. The film is ostensibly a portrait, but more importantly is a study of light in space and form in nature - central concerns in Merz's sculptural investigations.

Countries:

Italy

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Runtime:

9 minutes

Year:

2002

Directors:

Tacita Dean

Actors:

Himself

Crews:

Director