Story: Experimental film
Much of Alex Monteith’s work has focused on physical activity – farming, surfing and, in this case, motorcycling. Here a motocross rider pulls a wheelie along 2.5 kilometres of beach north of Muriwai. Monteith's gallery-based works are large-scale, often depicting activities that engage with land, sea or air in expansive ways.
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CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand
by Alex Monteith
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Mark Williams, Experimental film – Technology and venues, the 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/45043/alex-monteith-25-kilometre-mono-action-for-a-mirage (accessed 27 October 2025).
Story by Mark Williams, published 15 April 2014.