Milanese metamorphosis
There are people right there. There are faces that are no longer to be found in the city centre today, and that can only be seen far beyond the outer ring road. There is a learned and independent bourgeoisie, which still believed in culture as a fundamental asset. There is a timeless elegance, devoid of vulgarity. There is dignity. There is a different lighting and, above all, a softer light.
So the quiver we feel when we study Cerati's photos, to which even those who – like me – did not live through those years are not insensitive, is not just one of nostalgia for nobler times, or times that seem nobler to us. It is also the promise of a future, of renewed sobriety, of a beauty that is not flaunted yet which is full of meaning, of places that are not only consumed but also used to pause, to congregate, to express dissent, to rejoice, to enjoy what is there for all. This aesthetic and civic heritage is priceless, and for this very reason it should not be distorted: mitigating anxiety about the future with an authentic awareness of that Milan means rediscovering a model and breathing new life into an urban identity.
Giorgio Fontana, Milan Towards the Future, in: Carla Cerati – Milano 1963/1973, Milan 2023
Milano Metamofosi (Milanese metamorphosis) ist der Titel einer langjährigen Untersuchung der Fotografin und Schriftstellerin Carla Cerati (1926-2016). Die 2023 bei Humboldt Books erschienene Publikation Carla Cerati – Milano 1963/1973 begleitet unser Interesse an Wohnhäusern und deren Repräsentation aus einer spezifischen Dekade in Mailand. Das Seminar beinhaltet eine dreitägige Exkursion am 23.-26.04.2024 und schließt deren Nachbereitung ein.
Zuordnung: B.Sc. und M.Sc. Architektur
Zeit: Sommersemester 2024
Orte: Mailand
Lehrende: Verena von Beckerath, Till Hoffmann, Hanna Schlösser
Gastbeiträge: Stefano Passamonti
Teilnehmende: Jacob Bartz, Robert Böddeker, Marlene Dodenhof, Elena Dorenkamp, Sophia Frischmuth, Henrike Gosda, Lena Hennevogl, Alina Houska, Sophia Humborg, Milla Mie Hummel, Kleoniki Hyska, Ida Paula Janzen, Raphael Kopelke, Victoria Marie Mann, Nico Pöhlmann, Mina Pommeranz, Alexander David Quint, Lisa Reichenecker, Tomke Röhr, Lily Rudolph, Tilo Schreieck, Negin Shadloo, Anne Steffen, Anke Steinwart, Julian Wobst, Sophie Young.