
InJapaneseaesthetics,Wabi-Sabidescribesacontinuouscycleofbecomingandpassingaway.Temporalityandageareinherentineveryobjectandcreatureand,dependingonone’soutlook,maytranscendtoinfinity.Howcanthisbeimagined?Whatgoesbeyondit?ThefilmmakerChristophSchaubstartshisverypersonaljourneythroughtimeandspaceinhischildhood,whenhisfascinationwithsacredbuildingsbegan–andhiswonderatbeginningsandends.<br/> Architecturehelpsseparatethefiniteandtheinfinite.Itoffersprotectionfromwhatisboundless,atthesametimecreatingasenseofvastness,thenarratorclaims.Togetherwitharchitectsandartistsheexploresthemagicofsacredspaces,definedhereasfarmorethanchurchbuildings.TheartistJamesTurrell,known,amongotherthings,forhis“Skyspaces”,reflectsonwhoownsspirituality–fundamentalforthisfilmwhichfollows“spirituallife”inarchitectureandthefinearts,butalsoinnature,andliterallyliftsitoverandabovethelimitsofthinking.Aslightlyfloatingcameraimmersesusinother-worldly,somnambulisticimages,takesusonasensualandsensingjourneythroughvastspaces,andguidesoureyetowardstheinfinityofthestarryskyandthedepthsoftheocean.Pastandpresent,primevaltimesandlightyears,it’sallthere.