100 Lines in Space

Rachelle's 100 lines (64/100)

The room was already full when I rushed in, ready to take my place in a drawing workshop alongside a group of young architect students in central London.

The instructions at the top of our introduction sheets were simple and clear. It read : "Take 100 pieces of paper and make a line by whatever means on each one". Sounded easy enough, but most things that do, aren't. With that, I began my odyssey into the world of drawing from the architect's-point-of-view.

Escher-fitti

Over the next few hours I watched as a bunch of scrawled signatures morphed into three dimensional Escher-like creatures, floating in space. In another part of the room carefully drawn pencil lines created magnetic white holes which drew the viewer deep inside the paper space.

There were drawn lines which spoke of longings, missed holidays and sexual innuendo. My favorite was an ingenious composition which consisted of a series of lines drawn across piles of paper, meticulously arranged on top of the worktable. To me, it resembled a huge paper mobile of a building, lying dormant on the table. 

Unite & Divide

As for my own drawings, I was quite surprised when one of the young architects described them as "Three dimemsional lines in space"! Although this was my first creative encounter with architects I felt it was a successful one. Their work resonated with me and I felt they understood mine. Hopefully there'll be more creative collaborations in the future.

A great big thank you to workshop leader Sean Griffiths and the Architectural Association for a enlightening evening and a great time.