[Feb.28.2019] Architektur der Unendlichkeit
“Architecture of Infinity” The magic of sacred spaces
— SCAA Film evening with director Christoph schaub
Date: Thursday, 28.02.2019
Place: Houdini Kino/Bar, Badenerstrasse 173, 8004 Zürich
Host: Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists (SCAA)
Language: Film in German with english subtitles
Cost: Free for SCAA and SCAAs members, CHF 20 for non members, CHF 10 for students.
Registration: info@scaa.ch (Mrs. Ling Chen) Due to limited seating capacity, early registration is strongly recommended to ensure your participation
Program:
18:30 – 20:00 Film <Architektur der Unendlichkeit>
20:00 – 20:30 Review and Dialogue with film director Christoph Schaub
Followed by an aperitif in Houdini bar
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Synopsis:
Temporality and age are inherent in every object and creature and, depending on one’s outlook, may transcend to infinity. How can this be imagined? What goes beyond it? The filmmaker Christoph Schaub starts his personal journey through time and space in his childhood, when his fascination with sacred buildings began – and his wonder at beginnings and ends. Schaub explores, together with the architects Peter Zumthor, Peter Märkli and Alvaro Siza Vieira, the artists James Turell and Cristina Iglesias and drummer virtuoso Jojo Mayer, the magic of sacred spaces, defined here as far more than church buildings. Who owns spirituality? The film follows “spiritual life” in architecture and the fine arts, but also in nature, and literally lifts it over and above the limits of thinking. A slightly floating camera immerses us in somnambulistic images, takes us on a sensual and sensing journey through vast spaces, and guides our eye towards the infinity of the starry sky and the depths of the ocean. Past and present, primeval times and light years, it’s all there.
Cast:
Peter Zumthor, Peter Märkli, Álvaro Siza Vieira, Jojo Mayer, James Turell, Cristina Iglesias
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Contact: info@scaa.ch