FILM SCREENING: Lewerentz Divine Darkness
Sven Blume, director
Mon, 1/27 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Betts Auditorium
School of Architecture
About the Film
Sigurd Lewerentz is one of the most famous Swedish architects and is considered a master of the profession internationally. His unique solutions were decades ahead of their time; despite this, Lewerentz did not want to be filmed or interviewed. His person, like his buildings, is surrounded by a mysterious aura.
But in a root cellar in Lund, there is an unknown treasure. Film reels and audio tapes recorded by the architect Bernt Nyberg with Lewerentz during his last years are stored here. From the cellar, a historical journey begins, where the stylistic traces of Lewerentz within Nordic architecture become palpable. Classicism and modernism converge in a poetic brutality that awakens our deepest and most archaic cultural memories.
Sven Blume graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Documentary Film. In addition to Lewerentz Divine Darkness (2024), Bloom’s filmography includes the feature films Crooked Lines of Beauty: My Grandfather the Architect Carl Nyrén (2021) and For Somebody Else (2020). Additionally, he has collaborated in numerous roles—from director to producer, cinematographer to editor—on various shorts. From 2010 to 2022, he worked on various art films, installations, and music videos, among other commissioned projects. His films have been screened in several European countries and displayed at festivals, universities, and exhibitions worldwide.
