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Forms & Elements: Contours and complexity
There is one thing many people would really welcome at the moment: clarity in this complex world. But how you achieve clarity it is open to dispute. Some people keep things simple. They choose the most likely option and favour majority viewpoints, enabling them to simplify and classify complex and multi-perspective topics. Set Theory and linear logic chains give complex situations clear contours, but various aspects and individual details are lost in the process. Simplicity swallows up diversity. Some people do jigsaw puzzles for this very reason. They scan for details and search for pieces which fit together. They turn them in all directions before finally finding the correct position and creating an image comprising diverse pieces and revealing connections. However, the picture may be blurred, disjointed or even incomplete. Diversity prevents simplicity. In other words: where some seek bold contours which are easily understandable for most people; others look for complexity which offers more comprehensive explanations. These two approaches may appear incompatible and contradictory, however, combined they provide an image which provides as much clarity and as it does detail.
So, on this point, we do not share Robert Schumann’s opinion: A clear mind needs both contours and complexity, simplicity and granular detail. Photography and architecture have taught us: simple, clear concepts and shapes along with a visible leitmotiv make for powerful architecture and spatial scope. But details, special textures, individual light refraction and spatial depth are the vital factors which permeate architecture with atmosphere and perspective, which create identity and individuality and channel thoughts and meaning.
