Something about time. Three men find themselves independently in a fictional dimension, where time doesn’t exist as a measurable, qualifying rhythm. A moment can last forever and eternity just a moment. Everything is here and now, impulse, movement. Humming wires was chosen to take part of the Holland Film package, and therefore distributed as programme picture in several Cinemas in Europe, Canada and the US. It has been shown at several Festivals world wide, and several screenings on TV. At the Film festival in Avanca (Portugal) it was awarded with the prize for best sound. Humming Wires was the last appearance on screen by Wouter Steenbergen, longtime friend and mentor of David Haneke, before his life ended so sudden.

Berenplaat is part one of the Trilogy «de architect en het water». The film shows the production location Berenplaat, a water-purification company in the Netherlands, that was build from 1959 – 1965 by the Dutch architect Wim Quist. Berenplaat shows a great diversity of architectural solutions for functional spaces. His Filter Hal is well known as architectural masterpiece. The use of concrete, best shown in the pillars of the Filter Hal, was revolutionary.

Initiator Ben Zwaal, artistic Leader of BEWTH, originated the idea of making a film about the drinking water production/-purification facilities, which where build by the Dutch architect Wim Quist, from 1959 to 2000. In collaboration with Fried Mertens, David Haneke could film for several weeks over a period of three years in three high security facilities: Berenplaat (Hekelingen), Kralingen (Rotterdam) and Petrusplaat (Brabantse Biesbosch). The «hidden architecture» could be captured with great precision, in different seasons and weather and therefore in very different light conditions. Which did not add to easy editing but to a great diversity of impressions of the functional and at the same time beautiful architecture and it’s surrounding.

About Wim Quist: Wim Quist (1930) is former «Rijksbouwmeester». He is well known for his work on museums, like the expansion of the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller and the expansion of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the museum Beelden aan zee in Scheveningen and the Onderwijsmuseum in Den Haag. But also his water-purification plants, like Berenplaat, Petrusplaat and Kralingen show his extraordinary talent to deal with – and show the relation of function and construction in such an expressive way. He also builds Office buildings and Apartments, Theatres, Flood Barriers etc. Wim Quist was born 1930 in Amsterdam. In 1960 he graduates from the Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam and sets up a office in Rotterdam.

Kralingen is part two of the Trilogy «de architect en het water». The film shows the production location Kralingen, a water-purification company in the Netherlands, that was build from 1973 – 2000 by the Dutch architect Wim Quist. The giant metal reservoirs, shaped like a drop, which seem to lay on the grass, hold enormous amounts of drinking water. The metal shield is very thin but gains its power to hold the weight by the natural shape of a drop of dew.

Initiator Ben Zwaal, artistic Leader of BEWTH, originated the idea of making a film about the drinking water production/-purification facilities, which where build by the dutch architect Wim Quist, between 1959 to 2000 In collaboration with Fried Mertens, David Haneke could film for several weeks over a period of three years in three high security facilities: Berenplaat (Hekelingen), Kralingen (Rotterdam) and Petrusplaat (Brabantse Biesbosch). The «hidden architecture» could be captured with great precision, in different seasons and weather and therefore in very different light conditions. Which did not add to easy editing but to a great diversity of impressions of the functional, and at the same time beautiful architecture and it’s surrounding.

About Wim Quist: Wim Quist (1930) is former «Rijksbouwmeester». He is well known for his work on museums, like the expansion of the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller and the expansion of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the museum Beelden aan zee in Scheveningen and the Onderwijsmuseum in Den Haag. But also his water-purification plants, like Berenplaat, Petrusplaat and Kralingen show his extraordinary talent to deal with – and show the relation of function and construction in such an expressive way. He also builds Office buildings and Apartments, Theatres, Flood Barriers etc. Wim Quist was born 1930 in Amsterdam. In 1960 he graduates from the Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam and sets up a office in Rotterdam.

Petrusplaat is part three of the Trilogy «de architect en het water». The film shows the pump station of Petrusplaat – a water purification company in the Netherlands, that was build between 1969 -1973 by the Dutch architect Wim Quist. The enormous concrete plates are removable to enter the world of giant pipes that connect gigantic drinking water reservoirs.

Initiator Ben Zwaal, artistic Leader of BEWTH, originated the idea of making a film about the drinking water production/-purification facilities, which where build by the dutch architect Wim Quist, between 1959 to 2000 In collaboration with Fried Mertens, David Haneke could film for several weeks over a period of three years in three high security facilities: Berenplaat (Hekelingen), Kralingen (Rotterdam) and Petrusplaat (Brabantse Biesbosch). The «hidden architecture» could be captured with great precision, in different seasons and weather and therefore in very different light conditions. Which did not add to easy editing but to a great diversity of impressions of the functional and at the same time beautiful architecture and it’s surrounding.

About Wim Quist: Wim Quist (1930) is former «Rijksbouwmeester». He is well known for his work on museums, like the expansion of the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller and the expansion of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the museum Beelden aan zee in Scheveningen and the Onderwijsmuseum in Den Haag. But also his water-purification plants, like Berenplaat, Petrusplaat and Kralingen show his extraordinary talent to deal with – and show the relation of function and construction in such an expressive way. He also builds Office buildings and Apartments, Theatre’s, Flood Barriers etc. Wim Quist was born 1930 in Amsterdam. In 1960 he graduates from the Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam and sets up a office in Rotterdam.

Oak is a portrait of the extraordinary multi-media project Oak. An architect, an artist, a dance-company and a saxophone quartet, working together to realize an amazing experience on the empty sandbanks of the Island Ijburg, on the borders of Amsterdam. Initiator is the artistic leader of the Dutch dance-company «Groep van Steen», Jeanette van Steen. Shigeru Ban designed the dome especially for the project, which was shown several weeks on the wide mainly artificially made sandbanks, which now form the foundation for thousands of houses. The dome is by 95 % made out of recycled materials, mainly carton. Therefore its live span will be limited.