Darcy Lange (1946–2005) established a career in the late 1960s as a sculptor producing large, hard-edge abstract works, but soon turned to photography, film, and video. In 1971, he began videotaping and filming under the theme of “people at work” in rural, industrial, and educational contexts in Britain, New Zealand, and Spain. In the late 1970s, Lange joined Maori activists’ struggles to establish land rights, and developed his ambitious Maori Land Project (1977–80) during what became known as the Maori Renaissance, when bicultural policies in New Zealand fully came into place. Beginning in the 1980s, Lange became increasingly engaged in music, creating several multimedia performances involving music, poetry, and art. Among his body of work, Work Studies in Schools (1976–1977) has sustained significant attention for its pioneering contribution to social documentary practice.