There’s a simple concept in art called “mark making.” At its most basic, it means producing a mark on a specific medium (think paper, canvas, or an open space with a moving sculpture) that takes on broader meaning or significance. Certainly, if you can conjure the application to our outdoor pursuits, there’s mark-making involved with…
THR Curates: Moving Lines
Moving Lines documents a 1978 ski expedition across Colorado.
Hand-drawn map of the 1978 Colorado ski traverse. Map: Blackmountain Productions
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Wonderful film. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Loved that.
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Gotta agree. I’m rather snobby about ski media. Most of it doesn’t do it for me, but this (along with Matt tufts’ painting the mountains for different reasons) have been standout additions to the pantheon of great ski movies for me this year.
This was very profound. It’s quite rare that great athletes are so articulate about the acts which make them great (David Foster Wallace’s how tracy austin broke my heart reflects on this beautifully), but these guys do a truly remarkable job in a way that DFW did not think was possible. Well edited without too much of the modern sensibility as well.
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