A symbolic and metaphorical visual journey through winter Vienna, presented as a mosaic of street scenes and quiet observations.
This cinematic sketch unfolds without narration, allowing images, contrasts, and atmosphere to speak for themselves.
The video begins in the heart of the city at the Schmetterlinghaus (Butterfly House), where tropical butterflies move through a glass-lit space, followed by the illuminated New Year’s exhibition at Schönbrunn Palace, where glowing figures and imperial portraits evoke Vienna’s historical grandeur.
A brief visit to the city’s first cat café introduces its feline residents, before the journey continues to panoramic night views of Vienna from the Giant Ferris Wheel.
Horse-drawn carriages emerge from the winter darkness, their movement echoing the city’s past, and the film concludes on Vienna’s central streets during a cold, rainy winter day—tourists in queues, café windows filled with light, and those left outside, living on the wet sidewalks of the capital.
Filmed almost entirely in low-light and rainy conditions, the video relies on ambient illumination and artificial lighting.
The film offers no explanations and no conclusions—it observes rather than interprets.
Each viewer is invited to find their own meaning within this quiet constellation of animals, people, architecture, and winter light.
