Anastasiia Shumanskaia

graduated with honors
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Ruins and fiction: The Observatory of California: an open-air cinema

Built in the early 20th century, the former Observatory of California (or Super-Cannes) is an observation tower with a restaurant at its base. It was accessible via a funicular from the city. Travelling up to discover the site was a real experience at the time, beginning with detailed glimpses of the Côte d’Azur before it was revealed in its entirety. The whole site has turned into a ruin and its current state offers a new perspective on its architecture. The building that once housed a restaurant now looks like a Greek theatre and the city of Cannes, which is currently hosting the 7th Art Awards, has suggested a new function for the space: an open-air cinema, a place between reality and fiction.

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Evangelos Vasileiou

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Artistic field
Research Approach
Restoration

“Le rêveur assis est emporté dans un nouveau monde auprès duquel la réalité n’est qu’une fiction peu attachante.”

Robert Desnos – Journale littéraire

“Les veilleuses bleues — l’œil, peu à peu, s’habituant à la pénombre — commencent à éclairer les silhouettes des voyageurs…”

Jean Ricardou – L’observatoire de Cannes

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