2013 / digital / color / 62min. (Austria + Japan)
“Tower House” is an experimental documentary about a house of the same name in Tokyo, built by Takamitsu Azuma in 1966. The “Tower House” was erected on a 20-square-meter plot of land and from the moment of its creation it was regarded as a symbol of living in a modern metropolis´ center.
This visual explanation of the house´s inner structure is complemented by an audio “tour” on the sound level: the house´s inhabitant, the architect´s daughter, comments on the building itself and her life within. Simultaneous to the camera´s step-by-step and floor-to-floor progression, the protagonist´s story develops while reminiscing about her childhood and reflecting upon her present life in the Tower House.
Not only is Tower House a portrait of this fascinating building, but by interlinking features of space and history it also deals with the urban and social changes that Japan has undergone in the last few decades.
Born in Linz (1956), lives in Vienna, studied at the University for Artistic and Industrial Design. The main concern of his artistic practise is constructed environments and urban spheres. Videography (selection): “They” (10), “By Way of Display” (03), “Fake a City-Sell a City” (02), “Splace” (96)
Tokyo Park Tower：4/30 18:45
Kyoto：5/20 14:30
Fukuoka：6/8 13:10
Nagoya：6/20 16:30
