In reference to the site’s history (an ex alcohol factory), SPIRITI is an art project by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine commissioned by
Fondazione Prada. The project distils the last month of completion of the building site that will house their new arts complex in Milan built by Rem Koolhaas/OMA, into a collection of 15 video fragments.
From the chaos and dust of the construction process, these 15 videos try to extract the “angels’ share” – those volatile substances which disappear during the ageing of a spirit in the barrel – in order to render the intangible sense of the spaces and preserve this transitory state of the site, which every day, through the progression of completion, evaporates.

REVIEWS
“Sublime!” - Domus
“Stunning!” - Wallpaper
“Best video piece of the year!” - Art Magazine
“Series that captures the rhythmic and somewhat “transient” nature of the project’s last month of construction.” - ArchDaily
“Meta-project which evokes space and its trasformations, throught a deep relationship between the
city urban history and its new developments.” - Artribune
“Impressive!” - Haaretz

SCREENINGS
Special Screenings: Fondazione Prada, Milano, 2015 | Copenhagen Architecture Festival, 2016 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2016 | Festival Image de Ville, Marseile, 2020

A film by Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine
Miracoli, France/Italy, 2015
15 x 3min
Commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Italy