workshop: visualizing the future(s) . . .

“the act of creation is what distinguishes the artist. where there is no creation, there is no art . . . in art (architecture & design) the genuine creator is not only a gifted being, but someone who has managed to put in order for an ultimate purpose an array of activities, of which the artwork is the outcome. so for the artist (architect & designer), creation begins with seeing. to see is in itself a creative undertaking, one that demands effort.” • henri matisse

“the aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity’’ • ludwig wittgenstein

a short excerpt from visualizing the future(s) . . .

another short excerpt from visualizing the future(s) . . .

co-taught by matthew burger & kevin henry at the bauhaus university weimar, 2015 summer school program. visualizing the future(s) was a truly an international effort with the following participation . . .

01) lucia-paula serravale-galan,
from argentina . . .

02) omar monteiro 03) bianca gemin rodrigues,
from brazil . . .

04) mengqi huang 05) mengxi gao 06) chenyu li 07) lou siyu,
from china . . .

08) youssef mamdouh atteya 09) amer nouran 10) shereen el-balky ibrahim,
from egypt . . .

11) julian bucksmaier* 12) matthew burger 13) thomas wiesner,
from germany . . .

14) gamzar lee,
from hong kong . . .

15) zakomoldin kirill,
from russia . . .

16) sergi riera-solá,
from spain . . .

17) rentia retief,
from south africa . . .

18) chiawen hsieh,
from taiwan . . .

19) dilara gül 20) hamide rihtim 21) zeynep sadiklar,
from turkey . . .

22) kevin henry,
from the united states of america . . .

visualizing the future(s) was conceived of by matthew burger and kevin henry as a tool kit of sorts. the two week workshop’s objective was to increase awareness of how the individual student could observe – interact with their everyday physical surroundings (and the design process) anew. techniques &/or resources such as photography, story boarding, sketching and diagramming were used to improve the groups visual narrative and communication skills (other resources used also included: humor, curiosity, risk taking, adventure and enthusiasm). methods were demonstrated of how to explore complex problems, develop possible design scenarios and explain unique, sophisticated design solutions . . .

*special thanks to our bauhaus tutor and design student, julian bucksmaier . . .