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The Place

The employees of meteorological observatory remain at their posts, unshaken and immovable, despite reversals, adversities and startling situations.

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“The Place” is primarily a film about the essence of observing the world. The meteorological station and its workers symbolise the situation of earthly observers of the universe who use simple tools to learn about and describe the changeable, elusive space around them. I am fascinated by the process of observation itself. I am also fascinated by the quantum physics theories about the observer’s influence on the result of the observed events. Nothing is constant, everything is relative and depends on the observer, who creates the reality. This is a never-ending process. Observing is constant, and the world around is changeable. In addition, observing the sky from the highest workplace in Poland seems extremely romantic to me.

Production: Munk Studio
Date: 2015
Director: Julia Popławska
Run Time: 15 min

In a workplace situated higher than any other in Poland, the constant nocturnal observation of the surrounding world is an unbroken norm.

The employees suspended beyond time and space in “The Place” remain at their posts, unshaken and immovable, despite reversals, adversities and startling situations.

The first scene was shot while the cameraman, Grzegorz Hartfiel and his assistant, Tomasz Sternicki fought against the wind; its gusts were up to 140 km per hour. Every winter, Kasprowy Wierch is attacked by a strong wind. It was the biggest surprise for us. We had prepared for severe frost, but we were not aware of the power and strength of the wind in the mountains.

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