Grotta

In 1907 Herman Hesse spent a few days mediating and fasting in a cave near Monte verità, these days and the visions and insights he collected there went on  to be very influential in his thinking and shaped some of the most important works of his literary career. Western contra culture, 60’s Psychedelia and eastern spiritual awakening would not be the same without books like Demian, Siddharta, Journey to the east, or  The glass bead game. The image and sound of this film was shot there, and is an homage to this cave and its possible invocations.