
“It builds a bridge between the certainties that give you faith in the stability of the “river bank of the past,” and the uncertainties that make you wonder about the instability of the “river bank of the future.” This gives a certain sense to everything that otherwise would not make sense, unless we abandon the thoroughfares of the known for the paths of the unknown.” from the book Why Architects Still Draw
In this sketch by Peter Zumthor, we see marks created by him from dark to vague, sharp lines into fading; creating somewhat anchors to reality that is from ship in his mind.