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16th DMZ Docs(2024)

I AM DOCU



Heinz EMIGHOLZ

  • Germany
  • 2013
  • 17min
  • 12 +
  • DCP
  • color

Asian Premiere

Synopsis

Two museums compared: The Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel, which Samuel Bickels (1909-1975) built there in 1948, and The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, built by Renzo Piano (*1937) 1986. The method of natural lighting in Bickels¡¯s construction was the direct model for Piano, who adopted for his construction at the request of its patroness Dominique de Menil.

Review

Two Museums presents a compelling juxtaposition of two architectural structures located in the United States and Israel. The film contrasts the Menil Collection, designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano in 1986, with an art museum built in Ein Harod in 1948 by Samuel Bickels. Despite being separated by nearly four decades, these two museums are brought into dialogue through Heinz Emigholz's discerning lens in this short architectural film. Both museums, situated in environments characterized by intense sunlight, share a crucial feature: the innovative use of natural light to illuminate their spaces and the artworks within. However, the film's sequential presentation invites viewers to consider not just their architectural similarities, but also their stark contextual differences. The Menil Collection, nestled amidst urban greenery, exudes a sense of openness and tranquility. In contrast, the museum in Ein Harod, with its retaining walls and security windows, inevitably evokes the region's turbulent modern history, including the Palestinian War of Independence in the late 1930s. Two Museums is a thought-provoking entry in Heinz Emigholz's "Photography and Beyond" series.

Director

  • Heinz EMIGHOLZ

    Heinz Emmichholz explores the boundaries between art and film through a variety of mediums, including film and drawing. His early works are experimental from the perspective of architecture, and he was described by Variety as ¡°architecture's most accurate observer¡±. His films document the origins, fate, history, and demise of architectural modernism.

Credit

  • ProducerFrieder SCHLAICH, Irene VON ALBERTI
  • Screenwriter Heinz EMIGHOLZ
  • Cinematography Heinz EMIGHOLZ
  • Editor Heinz EMIGHOLZ, Till BECKMANN
  • Sound Till BECKMANN