Matters of Being is a screening series at iii curated by Nele Brökelmann. The series presents documentary films about artists, thinkers, scientists, and experimental films by artists and independent filmmakers. Matters of Being allows our minds to wander and stumble upon new associations in the illuminating darkness of the cinema setting.

The three works in this seventh edition of Matters of Being play with the tangibility of our environments contrasting it with our human perception and the ways they are physically and mentally structured. Depth Wish (2021) by Margarida Albino plays with tactility, through an observant camera, usage of sound and the quality of Super-8 film it projects us into the wonder we can experience when engaging with our immediate surroundings. Sophie Czich’s Where the facade bends (2021) draws an image of how we live together and how the architectural surface-structures influence our mental landscapes and how we go about our daily businesses. In contrast to that, Tangible Windows (2021) by Armand Lesecq visualizes our ever-changing perception of our immediate surroundings by taking us into an inner landscapes.

This event included a post-screening discussion with the film makers moderated by curator Nele Brökelmann.

Photographs by Francesco Enriquez