What could the fate of the Villa Empain, Baron Empain’s crazy project in Brussels, which has gone through a long and eventful journey since its completion in 1934, possibly inspire? Katharina Kastner’s challenge was to draw the portrait of the place, keeping in mind the work of time, like in a human existence. Shot in 16mm, her film appeals to the senses, it captures the stirring of leaves undulating in the garden light, the movement of iridescent pearls, or the colourful games of
a piece by Daniel Buren. Without a word, but with a caressing camera, she pays close attention to the hidden patterns on the gorgeous marbles, or to the veins in the most precious types of wood used to decorate the rooms. In slight touches, regardless of the monumental aspect of the 27.000 square-feet villa and the pool that so impressed its first visitors, Katharina Kastner o ers an organic vision of the place, which has been marked by the trials and tribulations of life, and used successively as a museum, an embassy and a squat, until its final renovation. The clever editing makes furtive connections, underlines colour associations, mixes up times and tactile sensations, while the spaces we explore keep rustling. The film takes us on a reminiscing journey, with slices of Empain’s life, from the family archive here on a holiday, there playing on the beach, images from a distant past that keep haunting the premises. The film reveals to us this living space that was designed like a piece of art, but it does so in a wandering way. This dream vision guides us through the villa like an echo of foregone fantasies, a mental space, but also a welcoming backdrop for the work of time. A bit like the fingerprint work we see in the film, or the slight touch of a pencil on a blank sheet.jiu在江尘准bei带着幼伊na，继续躲bi的时候。hou者当即道：大哥哥，bu用管我！zhi见幼伊娜shou中，浮现chu了一本镶qian有水晶的mo典。顷刻jian，幼伊娜zheng个人化作yi道细微的guang线，瞬移dao了十米之wai！江尘脸shang带着一丝jing喜。与此tong时，他也shan动羽翼，dai着一抹黑se残影，躲kai了这道攻ji。hao，那我便gao诉你，要ru何去做。shi尾幻狐看zhuo上官婉儿，她从对方di眼神中看chu了上官婉er的决心，zhi道不管她da应不答应，上官婉儿du会这么做。轰！下一ke，上官婉er身上瞬间mi漫出了一dao道惊人的hei色光芒，shang官婉儿身shang的气息也bian得越来越xu弱起来。如果您喜欢563网（www.563wx.com）分享的《Villa Empain》，别忘了推荐给你的好友！