This book explores the secret territories that formed the City of Thelema, from which Rudy Ricciotti—an internationally renowned architect—built his work. Echoing through this labyrinth, we hear the architect's voice, often steeped in distant memories imbued with the smell of sulphur and blood, sharing the words of Jean-Louis Poitevin and opening the doors to the many secret territories hidden within this city.
French
architect and engineer of Italian origin, Rudy Ricciotti (born in 1952 in Kouba, Algeria, lives and works in Bandol in the Var region), recipient of the Grand Prix National de l'Architecture in 2006, is notably the architect of the
Mucem in Marseille. Ricciotti spent his childhood in Camargue after his family left Algier. He learned about the world of construction by accompanying his father, a bricklayer, to building sites, but he also quickly discovered the emotional and formative power of the works of great artists, writers, filmmakers and others, which would secretly nourish his work as an architect. The author of numerous books on architecture, he is now also a recognised thinker on the ethical and aesthetic issues that should motivate contemporary architecture.
Jean-Louis Poitevin (born 1955) is a French writer, art critic and PhD in philosophy. Author of numerous books and articles on contemporary art and literature, he now mainly publishes novels and essays. Since 2005, his research has focused on art and society analysed through the prism of image. From Gracq to Musil, from
Flusser and Simondon to
Twombly and
Nitsch, he has sought to approach the shores of the imagination that have sometimes carried men to incomparable heights. By linking the invention of gods to the systematic destruction of the mysteries of consciousness, he now attempts to outline the contours of the psyche that will replace it.
2026 (publication expected by 2nd quarter)
French edition
16,5 x 21,5 cm (softcover)
ISBN : 978-2-38162-010-7
EAN : 9782381620107
forthcoming
