Nach Tauben Klauben

Published October 12, 2026

Contributed by Aaron Aebi

Nach Tauben Klauben is a digital space for exploration. The search begins in Bern’s Old City. In the Grand Salon of the Beatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus hang two 17th-century paintings. A subtle detail connects the portrayed women: a piece of jewellery with a dove motif.

For Luca Blum, this is where the trail begins. Are the dove pendants merely coincidental? Or do they point to social, religious, and political developments in Baroque-era Bern? In total, Luca tracks down 13 paintings, all featuring dove jewellery. He explores whether these easily overlooked details have the potential to uncover long-forgotten stories and historical developments. Luca’s project website is not a historical treatise, but a place for collecting, browsing, and picking things up – klauben, in other words.

The typography plays an important role in translating this idea into a contemporary digital setting. Two typefaces from the Bleifrei Type library, BT Circuit and BT Giusto, create a deliberate contrast. With its classic serif forms, BT Circuit lends the research-oriented parts of the website a documentary, scholarly character. BT Giusto provides a welcome counterpoint as the display face: its soft, floral shapes subtly echo the visual language of the Baroque, while its distinctly contemporary character keeps the project firmly rooted in the present.

Made as student project in the MA Art Education program at Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB).

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