Dimensions: image: 1833 x 2850 mm
Copyright: © Thomas Demand | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: Thomas Demand's "Zeichensaal," from an unspecified date, presents us with a photograph of what seems to be a drafting room. Editor: It feels sterile, almost unsettling. The stark geometry and pale colors evoke a sense of isolation. Curator: Demand meticulously reconstructs spaces from cardboard and paper, then photographs them, exploring the relationship between reality and representation. Editor: The emptiness screams of something left unsaid. Who used this space? What was created here? The lack of human presence is palpable. This image invites us to consider the narratives embedded in architectural spaces, particularly those of education and knowledge production, and who has access to them. Curator: Indeed, the photograph's surface belies its complex construction. The planes and lines create a visually arresting composition. Editor: It’s a potent reminder that spaces shape us and reflect power dynamics, even when devoid of figures.
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Zeichensaal (Drafting Room) is a large colour photograph by the German photographer Thomas Demand. The image features a well-lit room containing three rows of desks seen from the front, behind which is a wall with large piece of paper attached to it and an alcove containing a chair. Files, paper, tape, rulers and T-squares are scattered on the desks and along the left side of the image are two windows that stand slightly open. Grey and white tones dominate the picture, interrupted only by the light blue of the sheet of paper at the back of the room and by the occasional patch of red or brown from the objects on the desks. The room appears very still and is devoid of people, although the arrangement of the tools and paper suggests that they have recently been used.
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