Starting from the premise that any potential future will find its lineaments etched in the past—in contrast to mere futurist fantasies without material grounding—“Tracing the Future” drew together works with strong research or archival proclivities, though none lacking in aesthetic power. Incisively curated by Stéphane Symons, Hilde Van Gelder, and Eva Wittocx, the exhibition of five distinct presentations stretched over five locations, mining historically diverse relations to this university town. The archaeological sensibility mirrored Yto Barrada’s excavation of Morocco’s artisanal