Headland: Where Nature Meets Sculpture

A Documentary about Waiheke Island’s Sculpture on the Gulf.

For the first time a film on New Zealand's most prestigious biennial outdoor sculpture show Headland: Sculpture on the Gulf is available on DVD. The film Headland: Where Nature Meets Sculpture was produced and directed by Stephanie Bennett who also produced and directed the highly acclaimed Ringa Whao: Chris Bailey, aired on Maori TV.
Sculpture on the Gulf was first established in 2003 by the Waiheke Community Art Gallery when they mounted the first 3D exhibition on Waiheke Island’s coastal walkway. Headland: Where Nature Meets Sculpture tells the story of how it all began through interviews with Jackie O’Brien, Artistic Director for the first three shows and founding benefactors Sue Fisher and Graham Guthrie.
The film shows the challenges faced by the artists and chief installer Geoff Goss, his crew and the island volunteers installing 39 sculptures in highly inclement weather and on difficult sites.

Most of all Headland: Where Nature Meets Sculpture presents the beauty of art set against the beauty of nature.
The curators who selected the sculptures for the 2011 show were Trish Clark, Chair Advisory Panel for Public Art, Auckland Council, Heather Galbraith, Senior Curator Art, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and James McCarthy, Executive Director, Te Tahi Centre for the Arts. They talk about the process of choosing the works from 160 submissions and their selections for the prizes.
The film features the sculptors talking about their works and how they love exhibiting at Sculpture on the Gulf which is now an important event in the art world and the public’s calendar. Interviews include Chris Bailey, Ali Bramwell, Julie Anna Child, Judy Darragh and Rachel Shearer, John Edgar, Virginia King, Gregor Kregar, Peter Lange, Lgop Co-op, David McCracken Christian Nicholson, Kazu Nakagawa, Brett Oakes, Denis O’Connor, Phil Price, Paul Radford, Duncan Sargant, Marcus Tatton, Roger Thompson, Jeff Thomson, Fletcher Vaughan, Ruth Watson and many more as well as artworks through the years.
A Rongo Films Production
Producers: Stephanie Bennett and Jackie Dennis
Director: Stephanie Bennett
Cinematographer: Gary Foster, Editor: Scott Ewing
Music and Sound design: Bruce Lynch, The Boatshed
Art work by Snapper Graphics
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Headland: Sculpture on the Gulf is an initiative of the Waiheke Community Art Gallery

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