Projection : Kine[ma]tic Connections

The film screening of Kine[ma]tic Connections (40 mins, 2023, Japan) will be prefaced by a short introduction of an architecture film workshop that was conducted in the historic neighbourhood of Murasakino in north Kyoto supported by the North Kyoto machizukuri organisation and Murasaki Style Project, a grassroots NGO. The collaboration culminated in a community screening presentation by workshop participants to the local community, followed by the premiere of the portmanteau of short films at the 2023 Kyoto Architecture Film Festival, then the ICAS13: Crossways of Knowledge Con-Fest the following summer.

As with most cities across Japan, Murasakino - birthplace of the 11th Century courtesan Shikibu Murasakino (author of the The Tale of Genji) who is also buried - is severely impacted by a shrinking population but is currently experiencing grassroots revitalisation following renewed in-migration and artisanal start-ups. With centuries-old trades associated with Daitokuji (a venerated Buddhist temple located centrally in the neighbourhood) still active, the new infusion is changing the local demographic as well as the social and cultural landscape in interesting ways.

The film attempts to surface the distinctive qualities of Murasakino to a universal audience. The methodology and approach formulated for the Kyoto workshop that result in the film were designed to guide a critical application of architecture film (eizō kenchiku in Japanese) to uncover forgotten stories and time-honoured traditions, and highlight discontinuities between living knowledge and contemporary lifestyles.

Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles/Free admission subject to availability