VARES invites architects and spatial practitioners living, studying, or working in the Nordic and Baltic countries to participate in a winter school on the theme of darkness, taking place in Valga from December 4 to 8.
As the long, dark nights increasingly replace the bright stretched-out days, it’s a good time to ponder our regional characteristics as well as historical and contemporary responses to darkness.
This year’s winter school consists of a workshop, lecture, discussions, and experiments with daily life, all gathered under a cozy blanket of darkness. The workshop will explore the conditions of darkness and light in a personal space close to the body, resulting with spaces that balance between a house, furniture and a costume.
