James Benning: Circling the ImageMovie
The American filmmaker James Benning has been one of the outstanding exponents of the structural film since the mid-1970s. Bennings artistic position has been strongly influenced by mathematics and by the creativity of mathematical thinking. With his new project 13 Lakes, James Benning goes one step further towards reducing things to a minimum. The film focuses on thirteen large American lakes (including Salton Sea, Lake Powell, and Lake Michigan) along with their geographical and historical relationship to the landscape. This documentary film was occasioned by 13 Lakes, and was shot in California, Arizona, and Utah. It accompanies the artist for a week as he searches for locations and as he films the first two shots for his own film.
About James Benning: Circling the Image
James Benning: Circling the Image is a 2003 documentary movie directed by Reinhard Wulf.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 24m, production credits from Germany, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes James Benning. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
