An art that nature makes : the work of Rosamond Purcell

Bernstein, Molly, (film director.). Edelstein, Alan (Producer), (film producer.). Purcell, Rosamond Wolff (interviewee.). Purcell, Dennis (Engineer), (director of photography,, interviewee.). Morris, Errol, (interviewee.). Peck, Robert McCracken, 1952- (interviewee.). Mairs, James L., 1939-2016 (interviewee.). Cole, Susan Letzler, 1940- (interviewee.). Melandri, Lisa, (interviewee.). Jay, Ricky, (interviewee.). Callomon, Paul, (interviewee.). Strager, Hanne, (interviewee.). Corado, René, (interviewee.). Witmore, Michael, (interviewee.). Buckminster, William, 1922- (on-screen participant.). Particle Productions, (production company.). BOND/360 (Firm), (film distributor.). Kino Lorber, Inc., (publisher.).

Summary:

Finding unexpected beauty in the discarded and decayed, photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed a body of work that has garnered international acclaim, graced the pages of National Geographic and over twenty published books, and has attracted admirers such as Jonathan Safran Foer, Errol Morris, and Stephen Jay Gould. Here, Purcell's fascination with the natural world is detailed, offering insight into her unique way of re-contextualizing objects both ordinary and strange.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, NY : Kino Lorber Inc., [2017]
Distributor: [New York, N.Y.] : Bond 360, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released in 2015. Wide screen. Includes trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Camera, Philip Dolin, Mead Hunt, Dennis Purcell ; editor, Molly Bernstein ; music, John Kusiak.
Participant or Performer Note:	Rosamond Purcell, Errol Morris, Rober M. Peck, James L. Mairs, Susan Letsler Cole, Lisa Melandri, Ricky Jay, Dennis Purcell, William Buckminster, Paul Callomon, Hanne Strager, René Corado, Michael Witmore.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen 1.78:1, 16x9; 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned in English.