Over a period of around eight minutes I scratched marks, in a rhythmical pattern, into the surface of a prepared board. I used four distinct marks, line, rectangle, triangle, and spiral, with resulting four distinct rhythmical patterns. Every time I would move to a new mark, I would lift and rotate the board by 90 degrees clockwise.
The work explored the following themes:
Art event vs. artefact; De-commodification of art; Object scale vs. body limits; Mark-making and rhythm; Evolution through repetition; Visceral experience; Feeling rather than thinking.
Live-streaming link: https://www.facebook.com/dejan.mrdja.1/videos/10155501082634199/
You can watch a video short focusing only on board rotation below:
Or watch the entire 8 minutes here:
All photos by Ben Lansky