How To Draw (2025)
ink and coloured pencils on paper, 140x252cm
In this work, the decisions made for drawing were rather clear, shifting from the instinctive and flowing lines of earlier drawings to a more decisive process. Each line is placed with care, shaped by keen observation, counting the possibility that a speck of floating dust or even a single eyelash on the paper could influence the direction of the strokes.
The image hovers between different impressions, such as a handbook filled with thinly sliced plant veins or a user manual filled with anatomical diagrams to facilitate the use of a machine or even a floor plan of a building after everyone had evacuated and more.
*Note on the side:
Between the impressions, my other hand was busy throwing the balls. The more refined the blade, the more moderate and concise the movement. I want to keep my eyes on everything that has moved. I want to catch everything, as if counting on the spots where the people around me has stepped out. I want to figure out what had passed me by and what hasn't yet. I want to block the ball flying toward me with my sight. I want to see everything. And I want to let everything flow by and stay where it was.
©JEONGAN CHOI 2025