Language and Space : Collaborative Art Project (Part 1) | Ecency

Here is a selection of drawings from our first exhibition as @hitheryon in Ithaca, USA. Together, the four of us created an experimental series of drawings to talk about the language of physical space. We were all educated as architects and we were curious about approaching art with a heavy emphasis on 3D environments. We asked questions like... “is this blank canvas recording something flat or something with depth? Is it a map with directions? Is it 2D or 3D?” We wanted to experiment with the exhibition space itself, using the actual location of our drawings on the wall to talk to one another from across the room (more on this in Part 2!)

Each drawing dives into the idea of visualizing language within art and how physical spaces can also be used to express a story or narrative.

(This was our first, very raw attempt at communicating to one another without words, but with pen and pencil!)

Sixteen Terminal Points

… a hand-drawing series that examines the relationship between a static grid of rectangular objects and the playful shadows which they produce. A blend of 2D drawing and imagining within a 3D landscape. The objects become an abstracted, three dimensional alphabet, where visual themes are formed and broken depending on the direction of the light. By constructing a new three dimensional language, strings of characters hold multiple meanings. (By Jeremy)

Times New Roman

… a computer generated series of prints that explore the hidden dimensions within written language. By interpreting text as the plan view of a three-dimensional space, Eric exposes new discrepancies between the signifier and the signified. The translation of these words then becomes intertwined more with physical context than abstract representation. (By Eric)

The Five Senses

… a hand drawing series inspired by the writings of Jorge Luis Borges in ”The Library of Babel.” Each of the drawings performs an investigation of a human sense corresponding to geometry. Collaging patterns and senses within one another, the context of a squared grid reveals a mapped language and 3-dimensional environment. (By Kirk)

Of a Predetermined Scale

… a series of hand drawings and collages, this series focuses on a landscape developed from detailed textured drawing. Here, Mike is exploring the resonance of a single and repetitive form, repeated outward and inward. In the end a new working grid is formed, a plateau of departure which come around from a settling of innumerable, almost indiscernible nuances. (By Mike)