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Greg Durbin Sherman George
Description
Humanities and Social Sciences Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art This clip documents our first meeting with Leonard Knight. In the clip he talks about his ideas for creating Salvation Mountain and how long he works each day. He is 57 years old and hard at work on his first mountain in this interview. In this clip we see Leonard discuss his relationship with the other folks at the Slabs. Leonard also told us about his early creations including his hot-air balloon and how he prayed before creating his mountain. Shows him at work on his first mountain (hand held camera); Also Leonard with wheelbarrow and his problems at Slab City; his time at the High-Line Cafe. He describes and demonstrates his technique for building Salvation Mountain. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
moving image
Format
Videotape; 21 minutes, 55 seconds
Form/Genre
video recordings documentaries
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb46432636
Language
English
Subject
Panoramas Campgrounds Roads Adobe (material) Earthworks (sculpture) Telephoto lenses Military camps Interviews Camping trailers Wind (weather-related phenomena) Foundations (structural elements) Concrete slabs House paint Outsider art Mud-plaster Religious art Ruins Mountains Salvation Mountain Alternative lifestyles Painting (coating) Sculpture (visual work) Landscapes (environments) Deserts Construction (assembling) Video recordings Documentaries Niland, Imperial, California, United States Salton Sea, California, United States Knight, Leonard, 1931-
Place
Niland, Imperial, California, United States Salton Sea, California, United States
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