2008 | United States | Experimental

Rong Xiang

  • English, Chinese English 9 mins
  • Director | Caspar Stracke
  • Writer | Caspar Stracke
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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Rong Xiang is a work on architectural replicas, piracy and its consequences. It is a comparison of LeCorbusier's chapel Notre Dame Du Hautin Ronchamp, France with its exact replica in Zhengzhou, Henan province East China. The work further compares LeCorbusier's human-scale informed "Modulor" concept with ancient Tao philosophy of Confucius and master builders of the Han dynasty. The Ronchamp replica in Zhengzhou is now a legend--it was short lived, erected in 1994 and demolished in 2006 after a three-year long dispute with the "Foundation LeCorbusier" in Paris.

Architecture Replicas Piracy Political Commentary China Experimental Film Cultural Critique Short Film
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