What this film tells
Sculptor Christiane Löhr builds small architectures from airborne seeds, horsehair and grass stalks. A slow encounter with a practice made from what the wind carries, and with the question of what lasts.
Why it matters
Christiane Löhr works with materials most of us step over: a seed carried by the wind, a stalk of grass, a strand of horsehair. The film takes the same care with its subject that Löhr takes with hers. It slows down, stays close, and lets small gestures carry their full weight. Moving between German and Italian, it also brings home an artist who has long lived and worked in Italy, with its Italian premiere at Artecinema in Naples.
Biography
Marietta Schwarz
Marietta Schwarz studied architecture before moving into radio. For many years she has presented cultural and conversation programmes on Germany’s national public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandfunk Kultur. As an author, she writes on architecture, design and the city. Her passion for nature and gardening has strongly shaped her way of seeing. Her podcast “Mutti and ich” was nominated for the Grimme Online Award, and her book “Midlife”, co-written with Katja Bigalke, has just been translated into Chinese. Flying Seeds, Captured Clouds is her first documentary; its music is her own improvisation.
Director’s statement
I first encountered the art of Christiane Löhr in 2021 at the Haus am Waldsee in Berlin. From the very first moment, I was fascinated by the power and, at the same time, the delicacy of her objects, and by the consistency with which she pursues her work. How, I wondered, are these sculptures created, some of which appear archaic, others utterly fragile? What has shaped the artist’s mind? What are the conditions of her artistic work? A few years later, I had the opportunity to explore these questions for an exhibition at the Museum Lothar Fischer in Neumarkt, Bavaria. Our filming took us, among other places, to Italy, where Christiane Löhr spends part of her time and is represented by a gallery.
Biography
Katja Izmestyeva
Ekaterina (Katja) Izmestyeva was born in Moscow and is based in Berlin. She studied literature and film, and later directing, completing her Master’s degree in directing at HFBK Hamburg. Her background includes work in a social rehabilitation centre for minors, experience as a film editor and extensive professional experience in the German film industry.
“The memory of the soul and the memory of the body are, to me, inextricably linked. Relationships, their beauty and their tragedy, the will to live, the will to die, the drive to search, and the decisions we make along with their determinism, hidden within both soul and body: this is the focus of my exploration. It is a great privilege to chase this beauty and attempt to reveal it through the camera: through love and curiosity, through courage, through shame, and through the attempt to understand the other and to understand oneself.”
Filmography
Kleine Gurken (2017, documentary, 3 min)
Alles was bleibt (2017, fiction, 4 min)
Voices (DE/RU, 2017, documentary, 29 min)
Nana (2019, documentary, 8 min)
Deleuze. Das Zeit-Bild. Kapitel 5 (2020, documentary, 26 min)
I Catch You (2021, fiction, 20 min)
Snow (2022, fiction, 11 min)
Flying Seeds, Captured Clouds (2025, documentary, 25 min)
In development: Snow and Silence (hybrid, 86 min, 2027)
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Cast & crew
Key creative roles and featured participants connected to the film.
Crew
DirectorMarietta Schwarz
Director, CinematographyKatja Izmestyeva
Directed and editedMarietta Schwarz, Katja Izmestyeva
Colour gradingStephan Knauss
Sound editingBen Kinder
Cast
Christiane Löhr as Herself
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Museum Lothar Fischer, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz Galleria Tucci Russo Galerie Werner Klein Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci
With thanks to
Salvatore Mazza, Lisa Tucci Russo, Alessandro Rebuffo, Werner Klein, Maja Majer-Wallat, Tanja Runow, Robert Nickolaus, Katrin Brinkhoff, Thomas Tröger, Susanne Luerweg, Brian Karp
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