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Bozar regular Victor Kossakovksy returns to our screen with his latest film Architecton, an impressive visual investigation into the relationship between architecture, nature and civilisation, focusing on concrete and stone as symbols of both creation and destruction.
With stunning images from Baalbek’s temple ruins in Lebanon to war-torn Ukrainian cities and Turkey’s earthquake devastation, rocks and stone connect these contrasting locations. From monoliths to rubble, the film centers on architect Michele De Lucchi’s landscape project, featuring a “magic circle” that advocates humility in our relationship with nature.
Victor Kossakovsky (Saint Petersburg, 1961) is an innovative documentary filmmaker. His films have been honoured with more than 100 awards in festivals, with notable films like Belovy (1992), Tishe (2003) and ¡Vivan las Antipodas! (2011). In many of his films Kossakovsky has served simultaneously as director, editor, cinematographer and writer. His distinctive filmography spans many different subjects but always explores the interplay of reality and poetic moments.