Grenslijn, tape, graphite, drawing and scratching. Graphite as resource. Graphite as alotrope of carbon.
Installation view: change fair Liesbet Grupping, Violet, Antwerp (BE), 2024. Bergruggen (Piemonte), 2019, 2024. slide film fujichrome (x2), nails, magnets 3,5 x 21 x 3 cm. Grenslijn, 2024 tape, graphite, dust, 14 x 330 x 2,5 cm.
Change fair is the final exhibition in a series of dialogues by artists that question the relationship between artist and device. Where and when exactly does a work come into being—in the hands of the artist, within the capabilities of a tool, in the viewer’s eyes, or simply in an interplay between these.
Grenslijn can be seen as the remnants of the creation of Sungraphite.
Sungraphite, a blueprint treated with graphite and varnish. Through layer upon layer with pencil, varnish, continuing working, drawing and scratching not only the image changes, but also the materiality of the work. Graphite sparkles and reflects like the (sun)shine.
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