The Farnsworth Scores
Lee Anne Schmitt, Rob Mazurek
2017
United States
26’
A cinematic and sonic meditation on Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Farnsworth House (Plano, Illinois), created with artist and musician Rob Mazurek. An experimental film and musical composition that captures the interaction between humans, nature and architecture. With its steel frame and walls of uninterrupted glass, the house stands as a contemplative, sculptural dwelling, which the architect intended to give nature “a more profound significance than if viewed from outside.” The glass, which simultaneously delineates and joins interior and exterior space, acts as a catalyst for this expanded dialogue.