Lilies wilt and bloom | Untitled (Side Wilt) by James Richards | Visual Art | Random Acts

693 views · Published 17 May 2017 · 2:04 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Random Acts · 2017 · Film & Animation

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Lilies swell, wither and die in this meditation on life. In James Richards’ silent film, a bouquet of flowers lives and dies in time lapse, a reimagined still life.

James Richards is a British artist based in Berlin and London. In 2014, he was nominated for the Turner Prize for his video art.

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