'Architecton' and a Reading by Amalie Smith
How do we build, and how can we build better, before it’s too late? Join us for the opening of CAFx Micro-Festival Vol.2, an exploration of the grandeur and folly of humanity and its precarious relationship with nature through Kossakovsky’s inquisitive lens.
Please note that the reading will take place in Danish, and the film will have Danish subtitles; however, the film is not dialogue-based and can be enjoyed by non-Danish speakers.
From filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky (Gunda, Aquarela) comes an epic, intimate and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward.
Centering on a landscape project by the Italian architect Michele De Lucchi, Kossakovsky uses the circle to reflect on the rise and fall of civilisations, capturing breathtaking imagery from the temple ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon, dating back to AD 60 to the recent destruction of cities in Turkey following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in early 2023.
Rocks and stone connect the disparate societies, from ghostly monoliths stuck in the earth to tragic heaps of concrete rubble waiting to be hauled off and repurposed anew. Through Kossakovsky’s inquisitive lens, the grandeur and folly of humanity and its precarious relationship with nature posits the urgent question: How do we build, and how can we build better, before it’s too late?
The film is introduced with a reading by writer and visual artist Amalie Smith.
ENTRANCE FEE: 100 kr.
About Architecton
DIRECTOR: Victor Kossakovsky
DURATION: 94'
YEAR: 2024
COUNTRY: Germany
About CAFx Micro-Festival Vol. 2
How does our architecture shape the future? How can we create cities today that predict and anticipate tomorrow's problems? With six events spread over four days, we invite you to dive into the relationship between form and vision of the future through film premiers, unique screenings and lecture programs. Read more about CAFx Micro-Festival Vol.2 here.
