Multifarious experiences of cities are brought forward in Copenhagen Architecture Festival (CAFx)’s impressive Film Mosaic—from life-affirming experiences of cities as potential, if not real, spaces of play, dance, social exchange and community-building, to claustrophobic experiences of trapped, suffocating life. To the authors of this short reflection essay, a series of films depicting the latter kind, have made a powerful impact. Filmmakers from countries as diverse as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Canada, Uruguay, Tunisia, United Kingdom and Spain offer artistic expressions of how persons in today’s urban life may be unable to thrive, to differentiate themselves, to find rootedness, calmness, sanity or safety.
Natalie Mossin & Christiane Mossin
Natalie Mossin is an architect specialized in sustainable innovation in construction. She is Head of Institute at the Royal Danish Academy – Institute of Architecture and Technology, President of Congress for the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen, 2023, Region 1 Vice-President, UIA, and Chief Editor of the “An Architecture Guide to the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals” volumes. Christiane Mossin holds a PhD in political philosophy from Copenhagen Business School where she is presently a lecturer and researcher. Her work explores political, legal and aesthetic aspects of societal transformations while building on interdisciplinary approaches in the intersection between political philosophy, law, literature, and architecture.