Sankalpa

Light Show by Shekhar Kapur and David Adjaye

Based on the short film "Passage" by Shekhar Kapur

Two different art forms merge within the light show installation ‘Sankalpa’ created by Shekhar Kapur and David Adjaye: film and architecture. Together, the filmmaker and the architect take on the search for a new hybrid format, rearranging our conventional parameters in which a film is viewed and architecture is experienced.

Shekhar Kapur, one of the most successful international directors since his multiple Oscar nominated world success ‘Elizabeth’ starring the Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett, and David Adjaye, one of the most sought after architects at present, have worked together for the first time to create a cinematic area of experience. They are answering the questions: how might the cinema of the future look? What happens if films are no longer just watched but involve the viewer in events?

In the installation ‘Sankalpa’ it is not only the pictures which are set in motion, but the visitors too, who follow the course of the short film “Passage” by Shekhar Kapur in an ‘art room’ exclusively created for Crystal Worlds and are invited to devise their own stories in their heads. The title ‘Sankalpa’, taken from Indian yoga meditation, refers to the fantasy and powers of imagination of every individual.

Crystal Worlds are delighted to be once more privileged to exhibit top-quality and topical avant-garde art for innovative interventions.

Duration of the exhibition: Extended until autumn 2010 due to great success!

The exhibition on video

For further information:
Swarovski Kristallwelten
6112 Wattens/Tirol • Austria • Kristallweltenstraße 1
Tel. +43 (0)5224 51080 • swarovski.kristallwelten@swarovski.com