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Daily Drawings: Art Exhibitions
sharing art with the world
On a January evening we gathered around a big wooden table that we got for free from a Neighbour. “You know how some people are 80% architecture core and it is just basically their entire life?”, we discuss, and laugh about the fact that perhaps some of us wished we had it, too. Some - maybe not, because the prospect of becoming the kind of person for whom “three best highlights of the trip” would be a list of three buildings seemed rather sad.
We, however, found ourselves fascinated by the diversity of architecture. Find yourself talking about water or deserts, materials or philosophy of spaces, perhaps, you are more fascinated about film or even sewing - there will surely be a spot for you in this encompassing architectural world.
On another hot day in another month of another year, I was talking to a first-year student, who very confidently said: architecture is just buildings and that’s all. I tried to convey that maybe he shouldn’t close himself his early on, but, quite frankly, who am I with this unsolicited advice.
It has been emotional for me a bit recently. The start of the year and the choice of my graduation project made me suddenly dig into geopolitics, defense and the military - a topic that always scared me, and yet I chose to investigate for my graduation project. Perhaps, this means I am stepping out of my comfort zone - and I believe working on a project that would not cause me these conflicted feelings I would at this point find quite boring. I believe I am in this project to become braver, step out of the comfort zone entirely, and be fully conflicted the whole time - yet find my way out of it and rise from the ashes.
We, however, found ourselves fascinated by the diversity of architecture. Find yourself talking about water or deserts, materials or philosophy of spaces, perhaps, you are more fascinated about film or even sewing - there will surely be a spot for you in this encompassing architectural world.
On another hot day in another month of another year, I was talking to a first-year student, who very confidently said: architecture is just buildings and that’s all. I tried to convey that maybe he shouldn’t close himself his early on, but, quite frankly, who am I with this unsolicited advice.
It has been emotional for me a bit recently. The start of the year and the choice of my graduation project made me suddenly dig into geopolitics, defense and the military - a topic that always scared me, and yet I chose to investigate for my graduation project. Perhaps, this means I am stepping out of my comfort zone - and I believe working on a project that would not cause me these conflicted feelings I would at this point find quite boring. I believe I am in this project to become braver, step out of the comfort zone entirely, and be fully conflicted the whole time - yet find my way out of it and rise from the ashes.
This year, I exhibited my drawings at Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. This made me meet other like-minded artists who study architecture at the same place, and I felt connected to the university where I just started studying, which surely made me feel less alone. I felt I contributed to the community, too - and this encouraged more people to exhibit their artworks at the faculty.
