City Stamp – Reprint the traces of the city

of all types

A printmaking workshop exploring the theme of “ruins” featured in the exhibition. Modelling clay is used as a printing matrix: pressed against shapes, structures and objects, it reveals their traces on paper. Patterns from Esch-sur-Alzette’s urban space, together with materials from the FerroForum Ressourcerie bearing traces of the region’s industrial past, will serve as a starting point. By combining and layering these impressions, participants will create new portraits of Esch, bringing together the contemporary city, its ruins and its industrial history. Since 2024, studio pari–pari has been developing STADTSTEMPEL, a public-space archiving project. The duo will explore the streets of Esch-sur-Alzette from 21 to 25 October 2026 to collect new fragments of the city.