Story: Criticism and the arts

Leigh Davis

Leigh Davis, who died in 2009, was a poet and artist as well as a critic. In this 1998 documentary he talks about his installation, 'Station of earth-bound ghosts'. This was a series of poems stitched onto flags, which together made one long poem. The work was exhibited in the concourse of the former Auckland railway station.

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Point of View Productions
Reference: Station of earth-bound ghosts. Director/producer: Shirley Horrocks. Auckland: Point of View Productions, 1998

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Rebecca Rice and Mark Williams, 'Criticism and the arts - Issues of identity, 1960s onwards', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/42930/leigh-davis (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Rebecca Rice and Mark Williams, published 22 Oct 2014