Fragile Canvas - film

Since we returned from the Arctic we have directed our efforts into working towards Fragile Canvas, a solo exhibition at Gallery 33 in our home town of Wanaka. Since the winter snow came late this year we had made no works using snow or ice, so we hiked with the film crew up to Breast Hill through the snow to photograph and film the stone sculpture we had made in February, now in winter conditions.

Thick ice had also formed on Diamond Lake so we set to work with ice axes to cut out a large disc. We managed to lever it onto the surface and sculpt it but it froze in place and when we attempted to lift it into position it cracked and broke. The film crew were delighted: failure makes interesting film footage!

The next day the film makers left and undaunted Philippa and I went back to the lake to try again and we completed and photographed the ice sculpture as we had intended it to be.

Diamond Lake Ice Circle