Can beauty heal us?
From the intimacy of our homes to the institutions that care for us, the built environment exerts a silent but profound influence on our lives. But nowhere is this impact more critical than in the spaces designed for mental healthcare. Through dialogues with doctors, researchers, and directors, the film confronts a defining question: If architecture shapes our vulnerability, can the many layers of beauty aid in our recovery?
Year
2026
Type
Feature length
Role
- Scriptwriter
- Director
In collaboration with
Yunni Cho
Production
- Studio AH
- Weavise Initiative
- Bridge Proof of Concept
Production Country
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
Duration
51min
Language
English
Architecture is never neutral. It either lifts us up, or it presses us down.
Partner Institutions
- Narrenturm (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien)
- Otto Wagner Areal (OWA)
- Otto Wagner-Kirche am Steinhof (Wien Museum)
- Wiener Gesundheitsverbund - Klinik Hietzing
- Sigmund Freud Museum
- Fondation Médicale Reine Elisabeth (F.M.R.E.)
- CHU Brugmann
- Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
- Centre neuchâtelois de psychiatrie (CNP)
- Swiss Center for Design and Health (SCDH)
- Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds
With
- Stefan Sulzer
- Dr. Remy Barbe
- Michael Pereira
- Claire Daugeard
- Raffaella Diana
- Daniela Finzi
- Dr. Isabella Grohmann
- Dr. Ines Bauda
- Peter Wodicka
- Dr. Matthaus Fellinger
- Yunni Cho
Additional images
Anwyn Howarth
