HN & HCMC – Film Screening “Learning from Light: Vision of I.M. Pei”

Sat 18 Jun 2016, 3 pm
Hanoi: Heritage Space
HCMC: Salon Ca phe thu bay

From Heritage Space:

You are invited to the documentary film screening “Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei” (2009). Ieoh Ming Pei is 99 years old and is considered the last architect of the modern architecture movement alive today.

Program:

. 14h30 – 15h00: Meeting
. 15h00 – 16h30: Film screening
. 16h30 – 17h00: Discussion

Watch the film’s trailer on vimeo.

Plot summary: For three years award winning directors Bo Landin and Sterling Van Wagenen have followed 92 year old IM Pei in his work to complete the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar. Their documentary film tells the story of a man who has transformed architecture around the world. His work with the Louvre in Paris, and the introduction of the glass pyramid that upset some and fascinated many, is just an example of his insightful bravery to cross cultural divides and bridge worlds that has so much to learn from each other. [imdb]

I. M. Pei was born on 26 Apr 1917 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, into an elite Chinese family. Due to his father’s work, the family had to move around, first to Hong Kong, then to Shanghai. Shanghai’s open policy in the 1920s which created a boom in construction had a great influence on Ieoh Ming Pei.

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles

Free entry.

Heritage Space is a combination of an art gallery, a library, a concert hall, co-working office, residency space, artist studios and some open-stages, which has the capacity to host art exhibitions, music events, educational programs, multi-creative forms, artist-in-residency programs and others. Run by a group of curators, artists, researchers, musicians and architects, Heritage Space’s mission is to become a HUB for individuals and groups working on multi-disciplines from both inside and outside of the country to support and develop the creative industries in Vietnam.

Briefly translated by Hanoi Grapevine

Heritage Space 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza 6 Nguyen Hoang (for car) | 28 Tran Binh (for bike), My Dinh 2, Hanoi Tel: 04 62543319 – Hotline: 090 282 67 69 Email: [email protected] Website: heritagespace.com Facebook: FB.com/HeritageSpace