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Haurongo: Paul, Joanna Margaret

Jillian dressing film

This film, made in 1976, is typical of the work of poet and artist Joanna Paul. Her focus was on the details of domestic life – a woman puts on and takes off various jerseys, the wind blows trees and the washing on the line, a child waits in a high chair for food, a man cuts wood with a chainsaw. All the action occurs in or near a colonial cottage. The film works like a form of cinematic 'still life'. 

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Reference: F35450

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jill Trevelyan. 'Paul, Joanna Margaret', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2018. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/46918/jillian-dressing-film (accessed 24 June 2026).