Painting
"Summer In The City" - Edward Hopper (1949)
The painting shows two characters who are isolated from each other despite their close proximity. With the woman in a defensive pose and the man hiding his face, they look extremely uncomfortable and there is a yearning to be alone. The gloom and darkness of the mood is in contrast with the bright, harsh evening light that pollutes the bare and empty room.
Narrative
A contemplative space inside an isolated tower for a quiet and extremely introverted hermit
Site
A remote mountainous area, the Subalpine Zone of the Swiss Alps. The building faces the south so as to capture the light from the southern sun, and has its back against the harsh northern winds. One approaches the building from the south as one climbs up the mountain.
Drawings
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