Architecture
is usually filmed from the outside, as an inanimate object. The few depictions
of interiors are usually limited to still or static images of an empty
building, reducing it to no more than an icon or sculpture. REM, the documentary by Rem Koolhaas's son, uses
an unconventional approach by combining the human stories and experience of
both the architect and the users of his architecture. The film explores Rem’s
life, working methods, philosophy and internal landscape, from a never seen
perspective of intimacy and immediacy. The result is having the feeling of
being ‘inside’ his head. This perspective allows the viewer to understand Rem’s
ideas in a way they couldn’t otherwise. These ideas are not merely explained as
intellectual concepts but the viewer also sees these ideas in practice -the
reality on the ground. They see how these ideas come to fruition in concrete
and metal. The film shows how these structures, some
massive and some
small - dotted all around the globe - affect every aspect of the lives of the
people that build them, use them and live inside them. |