AT

2011

24 min

Finished

Estadio Insular – Searching for Traces

Estadio Insular – La Huella del Recuerdo

Directing: Birgit Mollik,  Paul Weihs

Synopsis

During a two-month-visit in Las Palmas in spring 2011 we produced a book with photographies, sketches and thoughts combined with a film as a personal story taking place in the field between architectural and social space. Estadio Insular - an abandoned football stadium left to decay in the middle of Las Palmas was the object of our research. The fascination lies in the approach; in capturing an expired structure devoid of function along with the "stored" memories of its social spaces. The process-related examination between imagination and reality results in photographic, cinematic and compositional works. Coming from photography and art our approach is defined through photographic perception. Being involved in music and sound design, the timing and rhythm of the entire film is very important to us. Our content is based on the subjective perception through art based research and moves between documentary and poetic surreal moments of story telling.