Karesansui 1, 2016 (dark)
machine drawing, pen on chalkboard paint on 300gsm Snowden
141 x 262.5 cm (15 panels 47 x 52.5 cm each)
469,281 objects
path length: 2,287,558.05 mm
Karesansui 2, 2016
machine drawing, pen on 300gsm Snowden
182 x 282.5 cm (20 panels 47 x 56.5 cm each)
1,043,878 objects
path length: 5,055,306.26 mm
PHOTOGRAPHY
Brenton McGeachie
EXHIBITIONS
M16 Drawing Prize, 2016 (WINNER)
These drawings explore scale and time through a singular output of pen to paper using a small plotter.
The larger images, based on Japanese karesansui rock gardens, are 3-dimensional scans of inflatable rocks constructed while on a residency in Japan. These are 1:1 scale. The two large drawings, comprised of 35 panels, are made up of 1,513,159 lines, taking 11 days, 13 hours, 23 minutes and 31 seconds for the pen to travel 7.34 km path.