John Hejduk, Study for Berlin Masque, 1983. © John Hejduk. From the Collection of the Alvin Boyarsky Archive.

約翰．黑達克為其劇場式計劃《柏林假面舞會》徒手繪製的這幾張概念設計圖，重點放在一系列虛構的臨時性社區建物，為展現出嘉年華般狂歡荒誕的特質。黑達克將各種設計想法以快速、連續的下筆風格，畫出平面、剖面、軸側投影的概念設計圖，並來回地修改，由此可見他在建築造型上從未停歇，甚至接近神經質的追尋。他把想法畫滿了紙張的正反面，就連文字、圖像也都彼此重疊，有些文字是橫著寫，有些是倒著寫，我們彷彿可以想像約翰．黑達克把素描本放在大腿上或桌上作畫的樣子，或是在舟車往返間抽出本子，速速記下靈光乍現的新點子。

John Hejduk’s freehand sketches for his theatrical project Berlin Masque emphasize the carnivalesque quality of a series of imaginary, temporary communal buildings. Hejduk’s sketching technique conveys a perpetual and even nervous search for the buildings’ shapes through his rapid, continual reworking of various ideas in plan, section, and axonometric views. He not only used both sides of the paper but also layered words and images on top of one another. Occasionally the text appears to be written sideways or upside down; one can envision him holding his sketchbook in his lap or at his desk, or quickly pulling it out during travel to record new ideas in passing.