Building
Shafts of light and the camera are moving through the dark as in a glissando. Flat, sharply cut forms appear in black-and-white and high definition. They feel their way along expanses of wall, opening up storeys, windows and doors, and break down on floors, stairs and columns. In this way, according to a controlled choreography upheld by the music of Anton Aeki, a truly architectural experience is created on the screen. Like a constructivist audiovisual mobile, the building reveals itself and is being documented as in an architect’s dream. in other words: as a spatial and atmospheric starting point for users to start leaving their marks on it.
Building is inspired by the new concerthall in Bruges and thereby also pays homage to the work of Robbrecht & Daem, the Belgian architects’ collective which is well known for such exploits as the new Boijmans van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam and the Aue-pavilions for Documenta IX in Kassel.
Animation Joris Cool
Sound Anton Aeki
Produced by Portapak, Concertgebouw Brugge
Thank you Robbrecht & Daem, Lieven Bertels, Bart De Sitter
Distributed by Auguste Orts, LIMA, Light Cone
Awards
International Backup.Award New Media in Film 2004 (DE)
Sphinx Award, International Videofestival Videomedeja 2004 (RS)
First Prize, Courtisane Festival for Short Film, Video and New Media 2004 (BE)
In the public collection of
Centre Pompidou
Collection of the Flemish Authorities
Concertgebouw Brugge
Argos
Previously on display at the following locations
- Concertgebouw Brugge (BE), Aug 18–Sep 3 2003
- Bozar Brussels (BE), Sep 2 2003
- Galerie Rachel Haferkampf Cologne (DE), Sep 19–Sep 26 2003
- Interfilm Berlin (DE), Nov 4–Nov 9 2003
- International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Jan 21–Feb 1 2004
- Transmediale Berlin (DE), Jan 31–Feb 4 2004
- Lux Nijmegen (NL), Feb 29 2004
- Vidéoformes Clermont-Ferrand (FR), Mar 16–Mar 20 2004
- Thailand New Media Art Festival Bangkok (TH), Mar 20–Mar 28 2004
- Courtisane Gent (BE), Apr 30–May 2 2004
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (DE), May 5–May 10 2004
- Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Centre Istanbul (TR), May 6–Jun 13 2004
- Vlaams Architectuur Instituut Antwerpen (BE), Jun 10 2004
- World Wide Video Festival Amsterdam (NL), Jun 10–Jun 20 2004
- Dendy Opera Quays Sydney (AU), Jun 22–Jun 25 2004
- Provinciale Prijs Beeldende Kunsten 2003 Ghent (BE), Jul 7–Aug 29 2004
- ICA London (GB), Aug 5 2004
- Concertgebouw Brugge (BE), Aug 16–Aug 28 2004
- Edinburgh International Film Festival Edinburgh (GB), Aug 18–Aug 29 2004
- Interferenze Turin (IT), Aug 27–Aug 28 2004
- Media Art Festival Friesland Leeuwarden (NA), Sep 18–Oct 2 2004
- Videomedeja Novi Sad (RS), Oct 1–Oct 3 2004
- Limelight Filmhuis Kortrijk (BE), Oct 3–Oct 27 2004
- Backup Festival Weimar (DE), Oct 7–Oct 10 2004
- Argos Brussels (BE), Oct 15–Oct 23 2004
- Cyberdeco Perth (AU), Oct 21 2004
- Rencontres Internationales Paris-Berlin Paris (FR), Oct 28–Nov 7 2004
- Videotage Hong Kong (HK), Oct 30–Nov 20 2004
- Visionaria Siena (IT), Nov 2–Nov 6 2004
- Avanto Festival Helsinki (FI), Nov 18–Nov 21 2004
- Try Out Festival Gent (BE), Feb 13 2005
- The Horse Hospital London (GB), Mar 5 2005
- FRAC Basse-Normandie Caen (FR), Mar 21 2005
- Le Forum des Images Paris (FR), Apr 5–Apr 10 2005
- TANK.tv Manchester (GB), Apr 7 2005
- TANK.tv Birmingham (GB), Apr 13 2005
- Art Brussels (BE), Apr 15–Apr 18 2005
- WRO Art Centre Wroclaw (PL), May 11–May 15 2005
- Het Langhuis Zwolle (NL), Jun 15 2005
- Hartware Medienkunstverein Dortmund (DE), Jun 24 2005
- Festival International du Film de La Rochelle La Rochelle (FR), Jul 1–Jul 11 2005
- Itau Cultural Institute Belo Horizonte (BR), Jul 6–Jul 28 2005
- Astigmatic International Music Festival Gdynia (PL), Aug 5–Aug 7 2005
- Chauvel Cinema Sydney (AU), Aug 31 2005
- Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens Deurle (BE), Sep 1–Oct 23 2005
- Cultuurcentrum Hasselt (BE), Sep 24 2005
- Videomedeja Novi Sad (RS), Sep 30–Oct 2 2005
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid (ES), Nov 10–Dec 18 2005
- Instants Vidéos Aix-en-Provence (FR), Nov 26 2005
- SAFN gallery Reykjavik (IS), Jan 14–Feb 5 2006
- Backstage/Montevideo Amsterdam (NL), Jan 17 2006
- ARTE (FR), Mar 14 2006
- Musée des Beaux Arts Caen (FR), May 20 2006
- Manifestation Internationale Video et Art Electronique Montreal (CA), Sep 20–Oct 1 2006
- Melkweg Amsterdam (NL), Jan 7 2007
- Espace Piano Nobile Geneva (CH), Mar 22–May 12 2007
- Cineboards Rotterdam (NL), Aug 17–Aug 18 2007
- Bios Athens (GR), Sep 13 2007
- CASZuidas Amsterdam (NL), Oct 1 2007–Oct 1 2008
- le Kiosque Mayenne (FR), Oct 6 2007
- Argos Brussels (BE), Nov 1 2007
- Telic Arts Exchange Los Angeles (US), Dec 8 2007–Jan 19 2008
- Vidéoformes Clermont-Ferrand (FR), Mar 12–Mar 30 2008
- Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts Bishkek (KG), Sep 23–Sep 26 2008
- Tate Modern London (GB), Oct 1 2008
- Lux Nijmegen (NL), Jun 9 2009
- Filmhuis Den Haag (NL), Jun 25 2009
- Petersburg Amsterdam (NL), Jul 4–Sep 11 2009
- Beyond Media Florence (IT), Jul 9–Jul 17 2009
- Centre Pompidou Paris (FR), Oct 21–Nov 23 2009
- Festival Vivo arte.mov Porto Alegre (BR), Nov 3–Nov 7 2010
- De Mijlpaal Heusden-Zolder (BE), Nov 7 2010–Jan 16 2011
- Mostravideo Belo Horizonte (BR), Jun 8 2011
- Koldo Mitxelena San Sebastian (ES), Oct 27 2011–Jan 27 2012
- De Loketten Brussel (BE), Mar 21–Jul 11 2012
- Art Brussels - ING Brussel (BE), Apr 19–Apr 22 2012
- Tetem Enschede (NL), May 24–Jul 8 2012
- Museumnacht Amsterdam (NL), Sep 1 2012
- OT301 Amsterdam (NL), Sep 14–Sep 16 2012
- 21er Haus Vienna (AT), Jun 12 2013
- National Centre for Contemporary Arts Moscow (RU), Jan 30–Mar 16 2014
- Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki (FI), Feb 24 2014
- Kanuti Gildi Saal Tallinn (EE), Feb 27 2014
- Todays Art Tokyo (JP), Nov 22–Nov 24 2014
- European Media Studies Potsdam (DE), Dec 2 2014
- TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto (CA), Feb 1 2015
- WORM Rotterdam (NL), Feb 11 2015
- Filmmuseum Munich (DE), Apr 25 2015
- Goldkante Bochum (DE), Jan 20 2016
- Metro Kino Kulturhaus Vienna (AT), May 27 2016
- Gallery Sofie Van de Velde Antwerpen (BE), Sep 2–Oct 9 2016
- GDM CINEMA Milan (IT), Mar 23 2017
- mariondecannière artspace Antwerpen (BE), May 7–Jun 18 2017
- Hotel Maria Kapel Amsterdam (NL), Jun 2 2017
- Argos Brussel (BE), Sep 24–Oct 8 2017
- Roger Raveelmuseum Machelen-Zulte (BE), Oct 22 2017–Feb 11 2018
- Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin (DE), Feb 12–Feb 28 2018
- De Grote Post Oostende (BE), Mar 4 2018
- The Institute for Architecture and Media Graz (AT), Apr 12 2018
- Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (DE), Apr 28 2018
- OMSI Portland (US), Jul 11 2018
- Filmoteca Madrid (ES), Dec 15 2018
- LUCA School of Arts Brussels (BE), Dec 17 2018
- Film Festival Glasgow (GB), Feb 26 2019
- REDCAT Los Angeles (US), Mar 25 2019
- California Institute of the Arts Los Angeles (US), Mar 27 2019
- Galerie B Stuttgart (DE), Apr 10–Jun 1 2019
- Universciné Brussel (BE), Apr 18–Oct 1 2019
- Ausland Berlin (DE), May 18 2019
- Sooner Brussels (BE), Oct 1 2019–Mar 31 2021
- KASK Cinema Uncut Gent (BE), Mar 18 2020
- Visions Montréal (CA), Dec 2–Dec 30 2020
- Videomedeja Novi Sad (CS), Oct 14–Oct 16 2021
- California Institute of the Arts Los Angeles (US), Mar 16 2022
- California Institute of the Arts Los Angeles (US), Feb 8 2023
- National Museum of Contemporary Art Lisbon (PT), Feb 14–Feb 26 2023
- Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea Lisbon (PT), Feb 28 2023
- Video Power Maastricht (NL), Mar 13 2023
- cineclub Arsenale Pisa (IT), Wednesday, Oct 25 2023
- Image Forum Tokyo (JP), Thursday, Nov 16 2023
- National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto (JP), Saturday, Nov 18 2023
- Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art Nagoya (JP), Thursday, Nov 23 2023



