Cathedrals of Culture
"If buildings could chat, what would certainly they claim concerning us?" BASILICAS OF CULTURE supplies six surprising responses. This 3D film project about the heart of structures allows 6 renowned and extremely various buildings to speak for themselves, checking out human life from the unblinking perspective of a manmade framework. Six acclaimed filmmakers bring their own aesthetic style and also creative technique to the task. Structures, they reveal us, are worldly indications of human idea and also activity: the Berlin Philharmonic, a symbol of modernity; the National Library of Russia, a kingdom of thoughts; Halden Jail, the world's most humane prison; the Salk Institute, an institute for advancement science; the Oslo Concert Hall, an advanced symbiosis of art and also life; as well as the Centre Pompidou, a modern-day culture maker. BASILICAS OF CULTURE checks out just how each of these landmarks shows our society as well as secures our cumulative memory.