Africa is wise push up it’s a place that completely fills me with excitement
completely fills me with excitement
completely fills me with excitement enjoy the heat the thorns the smells to
enjoy the heat the thorns the smells to
enjoy the heat the thorns the smells to me it’s all hugely evocative African
me it’s all hugely evocative African
me it’s all hugely evocative African wildlife is so diverse so exciting of a
wildlife is so diverse so exciting of a
wildlife is so diverse so exciting of a movement such a lot of character all
movement such a lot of character all
movement such a lot of character all these things to me make sculpture I’m
these things to me make sculpture I’m
these things to me make sculpture I’m not cursed I’m a sculptor I’m here
not cursed I’m a sculptor I’m here
not cursed I’m a sculptor I’m here specifically looking for one very big
specifically looking for one very big
specifically looking for one very big elephant or one-ton next month next year
elephant or one-ton next month next year
elephant or one-ton next month next year there may never be another animal this
there may never be another animal this
there may never be another animal this scale so I think in a ways almost a sort
scale so I think in a ways almost a sort
scale so I think in a ways almost a sort of capturing a moment in time I want to
of capturing a moment in time I want to
of capturing a moment in time I want to find one of these magnificent animals
find one of these magnificent animals
find one of these magnificent animals and
if every sculptor works his own way but
if every sculptor works his own way but for me to get help to the field and
for me to get help to the field and
for me to get help to the field and really look for come face to face with
really look for come face to face with
really look for come face to face with on subject matter is by far the best
on subject matter is by far the best
on subject matter is by far the best approach because you have to really work
approach because you have to really work
approach because you have to really work with
my local guide for this trip is a
my local guide for this trip is a wonderful man called James he’s born
wonderful man called James he’s born
wonderful man called James he’s born reporter very near here
reporter very near here
reporter very near here he can read the ground he can read the
he can read the ground he can read the
he can read the ground he can read the store he can read the prints through the
store he can read the prints through the
store he can read the prints through the dust he knew where and how to look his
dust he knew where and how to look his
dust he knew where and how to look his territories big is that for me 150
territories big is that for me 150
territories big is that for me 150 kilometres long
kilometres long
kilometres long you know he’s dominant in the areas here
you know he’s dominant in the areas here
you know he’s dominant in the areas here maybe somewhere chasing around Venus
maybe somewhere chasing around Venus
maybe somewhere chasing around Venus these are the things that I as a guest
these are the things that I as a guest
these are the things that I as a guest naira we really never be able to access
naira we really never be able to access
naira we really never be able to access I take my wire and my plasticine and
I take my wire and my plasticine and
I take my wire and my plasticine and make field studies of the animals and
make field studies of the animals and
make field studies of the animals and after these field studies already a
after these field studies already a
after these field studies already a three-dimensional form of sketching
three-dimensional form of sketching
three-dimensional form of sketching there are my sketches round use for the
there are my sketches round use for the
there are my sketches round use for the war finished work and studio that can be
war finished work and studio that can be
war finished work and studio that can be almost valuable because it captures the
almost valuable because it captures the
almost valuable because it captures the spirit of split second their movement is
spirit of split second their movement is
spirit of split second their movement is sexting love the complete that big
sexting love the complete that big
sexting love the complete that big sculpture that bigs really good
sculpture that bigs really good
sculpture that bigs really good sculpture
sculpture
sculpture [Music]
one time is the big Donald male in this
one time is the big Donald male in this district
district
district apparently he disappears for days at a
apparently he disappears for days at a
apparently he disappears for days at a time so I’m hoping hoping hoping that he
time so I’m hoping hoping hoping that he
time so I’m hoping hoping hoping that he comes back to water or something he’s
comes back to water or something he’s
comes back to water or something he’s going to meet the most exciting
going to meet the most exciting
going to meet the most exciting discography
you know that the odds are completely
you know that the odds are completely against children but it’s everything
against children but it’s everything
against children but it’s everything that you’re learning on the journey
that you’re learning on the journey
that you’re learning on the journey they’re the environment that you’re
they’re the environment that you’re
they’re the environment that you’re walking through the temperatures that
walking through the temperatures that
walking through the temperatures that use the coal the dust the plains of
use the coal the dust the plains of
use the coal the dust the plains of mountains The Rock’s all these things
mountains The Rock’s all these things
mountains The Rock’s all these things are telling you the story about that
are telling you the story about that
are telling you the story about that hair
hair
hair [Music]
when you find your subject you are on
when you find your subject you are on edge
edge
edge you’ll also tuned up so that little
you’ll also tuned up so that little
you’ll also tuned up so that little sighting of an extraordinary magnificent
sighting of an extraordinary magnificent
sighting of an extraordinary magnificent beast that you’ve been hunting for a
beast that you’ve been hunting for a
beast that you’ve been hunting for a weeks to find is really the veteran the
weeks to find is really the veteran the
weeks to find is really the veteran the left task the very long one girl gave me
left task the very long one girl gave me
left task the very long one girl gave me way up to 80 kilos no take your
way up to 80 kilos no take your
way up to 80 kilos no take your calculate the left task is worth eight
calculate the left task is worth eight
calculate the left task is worth eight hundred thousand US dollars it’s more
hundred thousand US dollars it’s more
hundred thousand US dollars it’s more than gold that’s why these guys are
than gold that’s why these guys are
than gold that’s why these guys are disappearing when a very alarming yet
disappearing when a very alarming yet
disappearing when a very alarming yet about fifty years ago
about fifty years ago
about fifty years ago guys like one time to 1000s but now as
guys like one time to 1000s but now as
guys like one time to 1000s but now as we talk in this ecosystem which is two
we talk in this ecosystem which is two
we talk in this ecosystem which is two million hands we only have two really
million hands we only have two really
million hands we only have two really sad
sad
sad [Music]
but I got now to do instant is to look
but I got now to do instant is to look at in my eyes my mind of the camera yeah
at in my eyes my mind of the camera yeah
at in my eyes my mind of the camera yeah and I couldn’t afford it room right
and I couldn’t afford it room right
and I couldn’t afford it room right because then when I get back home into
because then when I get back home into
because then when I get back home into my studio I should builders rakul
my studio I should builders rakul
my studio I should builders rakul everything right I got it
everything right I got it
everything right I got it super study a little funny and sculpt
super study a little funny and sculpt
super study a little funny and sculpt huge elephant it’s does add a little bit
huge elephant it’s does add a little bit
huge elephant it’s does add a little bit of adrenaline rush Snyder’s budget but
of adrenaline rush Snyder’s budget but
of adrenaline rush Snyder’s budget but it has a little reality
it’s an animal that is full probably as
it’s an animal that is full probably as full of emotions we are as human beings
full of emotions we are as human beings
full of emotions we are as human beings and yes it’s a beast that is soon miss
and yes it’s a beast that is soon miss
and yes it’s a beast that is soon miss those emotions and his movements that I
those emotions and his movements that I
those emotions and his movements that I want to Tran betrayin province as a
want to Tran betrayin province as a
want to Tran betrayin province as a marker of the fuel remaining really big
marker of the fuel remaining really big
marker of the fuel remaining really big elephant that exists on this planet
I pay much
I pay much do not try smooth might be startin to
do not try smooth might be startin to
do not try smooth might be startin to almost photographic detail That’s not me
almost photographic detail That’s not me
almost photographic detail That’s not me at all the message I’m trying to give is
at all the message I’m trying to give is
at all the message I’m trying to give is one of movement of life and it’s rarely
one of movement of life and it’s rarely
one of movement of life and it’s rarely being in the field but you see this
being in the field but you see this
being in the field but you see this movement life in its extreme you see
movement life in its extreme you see
movement life in its extreme you see this different you’ll see this little
this different you’ll see this little
this different you’ll see this little Bliss’s terms that you will never see
Bliss’s terms that you will never see
Bliss’s terms that you will never see unless you are actually they’re already
unless you are actually they’re already
unless you are actually they’re already taking it in it’s all actually this one
taking it in it’s all actually this one
taking it in it’s all actually this one smidge away from the environment being
smidge away from the environment being
smidge away from the environment being part of this culture
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[Music] [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
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[Music] you
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you [Music]
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