During the Rotterdam Architecture Month, AFFR and the Goethe Institut present the work of two celebrated German architecture filmmakers, Heinz Emigholz and Harun Farocki, in the auditorium of Het Nieuwe Instituut, Festival Heart of the RA Month ’22.

In Comparison / Zum Vergleich

Brick is the most important construction material used in many buildings all over the world. While bricks were previously made locally by hand, almost the entire process is now automated. What has been lost through this development? Legendary filmmaker Harun Farocki exposes the underlying systems within society with a sharp eye. Using only image and sound, he impartially draws comparisons between the colours, movements and sounds created by the firing and construction process. In Comparison captures collective labour in Burkina Faso alongside industrial efficiency in a Swiss factory. What does this say about our social structures? What happened to our knowledge of production? With an eye for the beauty of the material, Farocki exposes the world of construction in his masterpiece In Comparison.

With an introduction to the work of Harun Farocki (1944-2014) and his relevance to architecture and the city by the German filmmaker and film programmer Florian Wüst.

About AFFR

The fourteenth edition of the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam takes place from 5 to 9 October 2022 at LantarenVenster and Theater Zuidplein. In a world turned upside down, facing enormous challenges and contending with one new reality after another, AFFR presses the pause button. Or, in cinematographic terms, it creates a freeze frame.

About Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is the globally active cultural institution of the German Federal Republic. We promote the knowledge of the German language abroad and international cultural cooperation. The Goethe-Institut in Rotterdam is a space of research: We open our house to initiatives that investigate, search, discover and expose through artistic or journalistic means. Local and international creators are invited to work and present with us. Come and discover our first findings – on different research themes such as the social role of roofs, sound politics and hidden landscapes. More info on our website: Themahuis – Rotterdam – Goethe-Institut Niederlande

Practical info

This event takes place at the Festival Heart of the Rotterdam Architecture Month ’22, Het Nieuwe Instituut. Get your tickets through the ticketlink. Upon arrival, go to the RA Month information desk to be directed towards the right location. Visitors for RA Month events in the Festival Heart have automatic acces to The Podium and do not have to book a seperate timeslot.

The language of this film is German, there will be English subtitles.

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