Traces are subtle details that testify to the identity of an architectural space. Throughout time, they describe visible elements such as structure, material, and composition, but they also communicate immaterial elements such as history, memories, and atmosphere.
The traces are floating in time and space; they become visible in the present, revealing
themselves in their mutability. This also occurs through a third dimension created by light
and shadows, which influence their usability to the senses and the human eye.
Photographic investigation allows us to detect traces on architecture by stopping the flow of
mutability in the shots, in the same way life drawing becomes a tool for processing form-
space in relation to light.
Thus, the past and present become visible in architectural ruins, and the photographs and
drawings of the traces allow us to open up reflections and questions that are rooted in a
deep exploration of sociological, political, and economic issues.
The traces will be examined photographically and graphically to activate a reflection process
of dynamic investigation and relationship to space. Furthermore, in the conscious and
affective observation of space, the basis for the design and regeneration of places in respect
of history, memory, and architectural styles are laid.
During the seminar, all aspects of photographic research and life drawing in the field will be
addressed through excursions such as: (Aachen, Cologne, and an independent excursion
to a contemporary architectural site to be defined).
The seminar will also cover both topics of photographic image theory in relation to
architecture and landscape, as well as purely technical photography issues.
Topics of architectural history in relation to the locations identified for the excursion and basic
elements of life drawing of architecture, landscape, and perspective will be addressed.
The aim of the workshop is an iconographic project that will be realized with the students'
photographic and drawing work and presented in the form of an exhibition and publication
in an issue of the architecture magazine "Traces" entitled "Traces - Shadows."
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