Film
DR. CHRISTOPH HENRICHSEN
“Aspects of Authenticity in the Cyclical
Rebuilding of the Ise Shrine in Japan”
Monday, January 31, 2011, 2 to 6 pm
Based on centuries-old timber building traditions, present-day Japan is heir to
refined wooden architectures. These buildings testify to skilled craftsmanship
handed down from one generation to the next. Christoph Henrichsen, art historian, Japanologist and carpenter has made a countrywide documentation of
Japan´s woodwork and surviving carpentry. He presents and comments three
films, initiated by the Ise Shrine Building Authority, that provide insider information about the cyclical rebuilding of the Ise Shrine.
Karl Jaspers Centre
Voßstraße 2, Building 4400
Conference Room 112 (First Floor)
69115 Heidelberg
ADMISSION FREE
This film presentation is funded by the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting
Asymmetries in Cultural Flows” at Heidelberg University and organized by project D4 „Aspects of Authenticity in
Architectural Heritage Conservation“. For further information on the event please contact Dr. Katharina Weiler,
[email protected], and on the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” please
visit www.asia-europe-uni.heidelberg.de.
Picture: Aerial photo of the inner shrine in Ise shortly after after the completion of the rebuilding in summer 1995. Before the preceeding building is demolished, the old and new
sites remain located next to each other for a short time. Photo by Ise Jingu.