Nora Lefa
https://doi.org/10.60152/6n47dmf2
Abstract: We are composed of the sum of our surroundings, of the physical and the immaterial world, of the people around us, of those who are not with us anymore, of those who were here times ago, and of those whose tears we only see in the news footage. The cities in which we lived, the conversations we had, the music we heard remain present and are parts of us. And of the imaginary personages from literary works and lyric operas who live within us in the cities. They follow us, they build us, and they hold us as if they were a rich cloud, full of unique shadows. It is the memory of our deepest experiences, our microcosm. How much does memory shape us, the memory of the place, of the past, of our ancestors? Do the trees hear and remember the voices, the thoughts, the sentiments of all those who have encountered; do we perceive this multiple reality? The current paper claims that since shadows of things past shape us psychologically, mentally, and ultimately physically, and despite not made of matter, they can be considered as being of a very palpable nature.
Keywords: matter, information, reality, art, Villa Pamphilij, exhibition
How to cite this Paper (Harvard referencing style):
Lefa, N. (2025) ‘Tangible Shadows‘, in R. Bogdanović (ed.) On Architecture — Crosscutting and Fusion of Disciplines, Proceedings. Belgrade, Serbia: STRAND, pp. 196–202.
See publication On Architecture (2025) Conference Proceedings