Keith Critchlow

Examines patterns that occur across nature and religious buildings. Sacred geometry proposes that mathematical principles exist in nature, ascribing them with symbolic meaning, and this film illustrates these ideas in sequences soundtracked by folk and progressive rock musicians Mike and Sally Oldfield. From the close study of flower patterns to the examination of church and temple architecture, this film reflects on the interplay between humans and the natural environment.

This extraordinary documentary film explores one of the most beautiful and mysterious cathedrals in the world, the famous Chartres Cathedral in France. Forty-four magnificent stained-glass windows, including three rose windows, tell the story of the world from creation to the day of judgment. The 12th Century labyrinth in the nave paving is the largest and best-preserved surviving example of a medieval labyrinth in France.

A short film made for BBC2, it features insight into the inspiration that Christ Church, Spitalfields gave the composer/performer, John Harle, in the composition of the piece 'Terror and Magnificence'. Writer Iain Sinclair and Professor of Architecture Keith Critchlow contribute with fascinating detail about the structure of the building, the neighbourhood and the overwhelming presence of this huge-scale Hawksmoor church, built after The Great Fire of London.