Revolving Histories (#bangbang-1826)
Minaret Somg
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Minaret Somg
(2001/2)
https://www.ursaeschbach.ch
On the large flat roof of an apartment building in downtown Cairo, we witness a strange occurrence: at lunchtime, a minaret slowly rises telescopically from a seemingly abandoned cardboard box to the sound of traffic in the Arab megacity. After a few meters, a small muezzin balcony opens up, as is typical for local minarets.
Once the minaret has reached its full height (6 m), the top of the minaret slowly descends again and pulls the entire tower down with it until it disappears completely into its own base.
All that remains of the minaret is the cardboard box on the roof, which we almost overlooked at the beginning and which we now know contains a minaret that can be pulled out.
Once the minaret has reached its full height (6 m), the top of the minaret slowly descends again and pulls the entire tower down with it until it disappears completely into its own base.
All that remains of the minaret is the cardboard box on the roof, which we almost overlooked at the beginning and which we now know contains a minaret that can be pulled out.
automatically translated from german
Additional
sound:
O-Ton, Kairo
Schnitt:
Hildegard Spielhofer, Tweaklab AG, Basel
unterstützt von:
Städtekonferenz Kultur (SKK), Abteilung Kultur Basel Stadt, Pro Helvetia, Kairo
Dank:
Reto Leibundgut, Roger Bumbacher, Hildegard Spielhofer, Mohammed Sharaf, Samen Hassan, Mohammed Shaturi, Hani Jussef, Aile Mohammed Sharaf, Tweaklab AG, Basel
place: Kairo
Dokumentationstyp: Performance/Aktion für die Kamera / Performance/Action for the Camera
Medium
Video 4:3
Dauer: 7'