A counterpoint to Sullivan’s Banks, mainly because of the austerity of Robert Maillart’s art: 14 exemplary steel/concrete structures, mainly bridges. Emigholz’s gaze reveals the poetry of Maillart’s art – the gracefulness and ease of these buildings. Once revolutionary design that is now an architectural standard. Part three of Emigholz’s film collection Photography and Beyond.
Also in this combined programme
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Miscellanea II
A diary-like view of Emigholz’s life and thoughts around the time of Sullivan’s Banks and Maillart’s Bridges. A meditation on the fabulous folly of hu -
Miscellanea I
A diary-like view of Emigholz’s life and thoughts around the time of The Holy Bunch, transformed into a concise meditation on life’s fleetingness. -
Sullivans Banken
An exploration of eight buildings in the US Midwest built 1908-1920. Their generosity suggests a Whitmanian ideal of community and democracy.
Film details
- Country of production
- Germany
- Year
- 2001
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 24'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
