Atmosphere, Architecture, Cinema: Thematic Reflections on Ambiance and Place

The book explores cinema and architecture as ambient and affective settings that can enable the emergence of atmosphere, drawing parallels between cinematographic practice and spatial composition in art and architectural design. It begins with personal recollections of atmospheric experiences and investigates ambiguity and consilient discrepancy as necessary conditions for atmosphere production. The mood of melancholia is explored, and the inherent conditions in filmic and architectural settings that render them atmospheric are analyzed. The concluding section provides a lexicon of concepts, themes, and tactics around atmosphere that can inform creative practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 267 pages
Publication date: 06 December 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

Atmosphere, Cinema, and Architecture: Thematic Reflections on Ambiance and Place delves into the role of cinema and architecture as ambient and affective settings that can foster the creation of atmosphere. This interdisciplinary exploration of cinematographic practice offers valuable insights into spatial composition in art and architectural design. The book begins with personal recollections of atmospheric experiences, leading to an examination of ambiguity and consilient discrepancy as essential elements in the production of atmosphere. The mood of melancholia is explored to highlight the pivotal role of ambiguity, discrepancy, and irresolution in its distinctive ambiance. Atmosphere is then defined as an emergent condition arising between an ambient, affective circumstance and a mooded human being. The book further analyzes the inherent conditions in the setup of filmic and architectural settings that render them atmospheric, drawing references from the cinema of Bresson, Resnais, Lynch, Tarr, Malik, and Campion, as well as Romanesque tympanae, the architectonic scenography of Franz Kafka's novel The Castle, and the work of Spanish architects Flores Prats. The concluding section, Anatomy of Atmosphere, serves as a lexicon of concepts, themes, and tactics related to atmosphere, offering valuable guidance for creative practice.

Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031139666
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022