Roko Zaper of RedCloudWhite Studio is one such story teller. His series of graphic novels portray people of various backgrounds, living in different eras, and their journeys through this thing we call life. It is an eclectic mix of drawings and text, that speaks of that very central topic in his stories.
Not so long ago, I was working in a small architect's office when one of the bosses told me "...never put your heart into anything you do." Astonished as I was to hear that, I put some thought into that remark, trying to make some sense of what he tried to say. After a few days, however, I noticed that this same person answered my question, as he had a daily saying that "life's a pain!"...Needless to say, I didn't hang around long in that job.
To cut it short, story-tellers like Zaper, tell us to stand for what we believe in, to take life less seriously, and to be true to our calling, rather than to fall into contemporary architectural profession's trap, whether it be money, status, power, or mere survival. They teach us that we are architects for a reason, and not vice-versa.
