Dialogues 32 – Sven Blume
July 2026
Henley Halebrown is hosting Dialogues 32 with Sven Blume on 23rd July 2026 for a special screening of his documentary feature film about the architect Sigurd Lewerentz ‘Lewerentz Divine Darkness’.
Sigurd Lewerentz is one of the most influential Swedish architects, considered a master of the profession internationally. His unique solutions were decades ahead of their time. Lewerentz did not want to be filmed or interviewed. His personality, like his buildings, is surrounded by a mysterious aura.
But in a root cellar in Lund, there is an unknown treasure. Film reels and audio tapes recorded by the architect Bernt Nyberg with Lewerentz during his last years are stored here. From the cellar, a cultural-historical journey begins, where the stylistic traces of Lewerentz within Nordic architecture become palpable. Classicism and modernism converge in a poetic brutality that awakens our deepest and most archaic cultural memories. You can see the trailer here.
Sven Blume is a Stockholm-based, award-winning documentary filmmaker. He graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Documentary Film. Since then, he has directed a range of documentary projects and collaborated across fine art, architecture, music videos, dance, exhibitions, and sound works. His films have been broadcast across Europe and screened at festivals, universities, museums, and exhibitions worldwide.
The screening will take place in Henley Halebrown’s studio on Thursday 23rd July, 2026 – please arrive from 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
The film runs about 70 minutes plus Q&A afterwards.