Event
February 25, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Blount AuditoriumWentworth Institute of Technology550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Film poster courtesy Sven Blume.
Free and open to the public.
Design Enthusiasts
Join us for a special film screening of Lewerentz Divine Darkness, followed by a discussion with director Sven Blume.
Sigurd Lewerentz is one of the most famous Swedish architects, considered a master of the profession internationally. His unique solutions were decades ahead of their time.
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 cultural-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.
Watch the trailer here.
This event is associated with the Wentworth Institute of Technology SoAD Public Lecture Series: Design Agency and is night one of two held in sponsorship with the BSA.
Sven Blume is a Stockholm-based documentary filmmaker. He graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Documentary Film.
Since then, he has directed numerous documentary projects and collaborated across disciplines including fine art, architecture, music videos, dance, and exhibitions.
His latest feature-length documentary, Lewerentz Divine Darkness (2024), explores the work of architect Sigurd Lewerentz and is his second film on architecture. Since its world premiere, the film has toured internationally with over 200 screenings at leading festivals, museums, universities, and cultural venues in 30 countries, alongside a national cinema and broadcast release in Sweden.
Blume’s previous films include the award-winning Crooked Lines of Beauty – My Grandfather, the Architect Carl Nyrén (2021) and For Somebody Else (2020), a documentary on surrogate motherhood in the United States, as well as several short films.
His work has received critical acclaim, winning awards and being screened worldwide in festivals, museums, galleries, cinemas, and on public broadcasters. In recognition of his contributions to film, he became a member of the Swedish Film Academy in 2023.
Photo by Axel Öberg.
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