The hedge theatre

"Some years after filming Amor, I returned to Rome and found insipiration in Borromini and in a groe of trees with empty bird cages. The buoyant spaces of the cupolas, the sewing of a buttonhole, and the invisible bird hunt are all elements in the sustained dialogue of the film" (R. Beavers).

"Inspired by the Baroque architecture of Borromini and Sassetta's painting St Martin and the Beggar, The Hedge Theater is the latest work in a cycle of 18 films My hand outstretched to the winged distance and sightless measure. As with many of Beavers films, elucidates visual constellations and perceptual analogies out of disparate but closely related location and processes. These sounds and images always arriving at delicate counterpoise with convincing surprise. Beavers concepts alway manifest themselves in film form with a strong feeling for presence and spirit while heightening our sense of the natural sensousness of the physical world (M. McE).