This short film “Spatial Bodies” depicts the urban architectural landscape as an autonomous organism. Via AUJIK:
Spatial Bodies depicts the urban landscape and architectural bodies as an autonomous living and self replicating organism. Domesticated and cultivated only by its own nature. A vast concrete vegetation, oscillating between order and chaos.
Music specially composed by Daisuke Tanabe.
Filmed in Osaka, Japan.Influenced by gunkan and metabolism architecture and the video game Katamari Damacy.
About AUJIK
AUJIK describes itself as a sect that believes in animism and worships nature. They’ve been featured at Prix Ars Electronica 2011, Ars Electronica animation festival 2011, OnedotZero 2010&2011, Japan Media Arts Festival 2010, STRP festival, CMoDA Creative future exhibition Beijing 2012, Computer Space, SIGGRAPH Asia Singapore. Biwako Biennale. Japan 2012, Nordic Outbreak by the Streaming Museum, New York City 2013 and the upcoming FILE 2013 FIESP Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil + Nordic Outbreak Nordic Tour Fall 2013. Had exhibitions at art gallerys in Tokyo, Osaka. Kyoto, Yokohama, Berlin & Poland. They originated in the 80s and are currently in their third generation, though physically it consists of filmmaker and creator Stefan, born in Sweden and now based outside Kyoto:
Conceptually, AUJIK is an esoteric group of several members who work in independent clusters but can assemble into a larger unit. […] It is rumoured that most of the members are descendants of Yamabushis (ascetic hermit monks in ancient Japan). They strive to reach a higher consciousness by transcending with technology and nature using themselves as a catalyst between these elements.