Project Description

Whatever trajectory the conflict about Palestine takes, the possibility of an
evacuation of the Israeli colonies and military bases has to be taken into
consideration. These areas, although among the most brutal in forms of domination,
are a laboratory in which we could imagine a new use for the architecture of
occupation at the moment of liberation. Questions regarding their re-appropriation
do not only pertain to the technical vocabulary of architecture and planning but in
an inclusive process that uses architecture in its extended meaning. The project of
a 3D (stereoscopic) film by Armin Linke and Francesco Mattuzzi completed with
the visual effects created by Francesco Siddi refers to the 19th century invention
of stereoscopic technology, developed precisely for archaeological and military
purposes. The entire film becomes a sort of magic box in which the gaze travels
across a surreal world possibly facing a moment of radical transformation. At
the same time, the film is a document of a specific site in a specific period, where
stereoscopic vision lingers over the banality of everyday life, revealing and unveiling
the violence and drama of occupation. Images and soundscape created by Renato
Rinaldi, are accompanied by stories. These narratives make the landscape (and the
imagination related to it) readable, recreating a dimension of lived places.
Documentary film by Armin Linke and Francesco Mattuzzi as part of DAAR. Visual Effects: Francesco Siddi, Sound Design: Renato Rinaldi. Co-produced by Sharjah Art Foundation

2011