Architecture and
the
Unspeakable
the
Unspeakable
A story about three buildings, each with a pathological
problem connecting it to a larger cultural dialog.
Through the mechanisms of vandalism, idiosyncrasy, and dilapidation, the buildings raise the possibility that architecture might transcend its practical obligations to become our most potent form of cultural expression.
EVENTS:
Cairo, Egypt - Nov 16-18, 2015 - Cairo Video Festival
Santiago, Chile - Nov 26-29, 2015 - Arquitectura Film Festival
Shenzen, China - December 2015 - Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture
Athens, Greece - Oct 16-17, 2015 - Athens International Short Film Festival
Milan, Italy - Oct 15-18, 2015 - Milano Design Film Festival
Los Angeles - Sept 24-Oct 29, 2015 - Now, There: Scenes from the Post-Geographic City
Lund, Sweden - Sept 8-13, 2015 - International Architecture Film Festival
Baltimore - April 1, 2015 - 6pm - AIA / MICA Brown Center
Boston - Nov 13 - Feb 5 - Pinkcomma Gallery
Brooklyn, New York - Oct 6 - 6:00pm - Pratt Institute
Winnipeg (Canada) - Sept 27 - 9:00pm - WNDX Festival of the Moving Image
San Diego - Sept 19 - 6:30pm - Woodbury University
Los Angeles - Sept 18 - 7:00pm - Jai & Jai
problem connecting it to a larger cultural dialog.
Through the mechanisms of vandalism, idiosyncrasy, and dilapidation, the buildings raise the possibility that architecture might transcend its practical obligations to become our most potent form of cultural expression.
EVENTS:
Cairo, Egypt - Nov 16-18, 2015 - Cairo Video Festival
Santiago, Chile - Nov 26-29, 2015 - Arquitectura Film Festival
Shenzen, China - December 2015 - Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture
architectural proposals by John Szot Studio
directed by John Szot
Architecture and the Unspeakable is a Brooklyn Digital Foundry production
special thanks to:
Seiji Anderson
Ellis G. - handstyle on the Soho Project
Mitch Clark and Naoko Okuyama - Japanese translation
Seiko Shih - Japanese narration
Nathan Freise - sound samples for Shibuya
Robert Szot - stunt sledgehammer operator
Iker Gil and the team at MAS CONTEXT
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