The God-Building Theory
Inspired by the tranquility of public television programs in Japan (NHK TV) and accompanied by the meditative music of Brian Eno, The God-Building Theory is an educational video about the aesthetics of Russian Cosmism: a philosophy of technological immortality and resurrection that emerged in Russia at the end of the 19th century, which is the main subject of Anton Vidokle’s films.
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Inspired by the tranquility of public television programs in Japan (NHK TV) and accompanied by the meditative music of Brian Eno, The God-Building Theory is an educational video about the aesthetics of Russian Cosmism: a philosophy of technological immortality and resurrection that emerged in Russia at the end of the 19th century, which is the main subject of Anton Vidokle’s films.
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- Feb 4, 2020
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- 0h 40m
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