Concept “Traces” Magazine

"I recognize, see, observe, and grasp what I feel and what is useful for my path."

The magazine “Traces” starts from the need to enhance images as a code of investigation, narration and scientific analysis.

Photography is not merely a tool for documentation and representation; it is also a dynamic instrument for connecting with and revealing atmospheres, architectural structures, elements of history, and memory.

Careful observation during the photographic process, combined with emotional connection through bodily awareness in relation to the surrounding environment, has the power to reveal more than what a simple visual recording might suggest.

Furthermore, observing the produced image confronts us with even deeper knowledge, evoking a hybrid narrative that blends who we are, what we have studied and experienced, and what is detailed within the photograph.

"I recognize, see, observe, and grasp what I feel and what is useful for my path."

The magazine focuses on landscape and architecture and aims to become a scientific tool for the emotional and structural mapping of places affected by catastrophic climate events.

It seeks to emphasize the importance of recognizing "traces"—whether architectural, structural, object-based, memorial, historical, social, or, most importantly, atmospheric and emotional.

The journal intends to serve as a reference tool for architectural reconstruction and ethical urban regeneration, respectful of both people and the territory. This aims to replace the errors and violence of globalization with genuine reconstruction shared by stakeholders such as citizens, architects, urban planners, and politicians, moving away from the concepts of "remaking" or the destruction of memory.

Photographic traces can be valuable for a dynamic approach if considered as reference points for the pre-planning of the rebirth of these places.

Each issue of "Traces" will be produced on-site through theoretical and practical workshops focused on knowledge and visual awareness through photography.

The emotional experience and engagement with these places will be realized in direct relation to the territory. Participants will include students of architecture or related urban regeneration disciplines, professors, architects, urban planners, sociologists, anthropologists, and citizens of various generations, politicians, technicians, and professionals.