grass drawings
I’m exploring the idea of drawing through site specifity, inspired by the Mario Merz drawings from post 59:
I take a photo of a patch of grass, approx 15cms parallel to the ground.
Print out the image.
Go back to the same patch of grass with the image and draw an automated, continuous line drawing on top of it.
These images were printed out onto yellow lined memo paper and graph paper. The bottom image is on glossy photo paper producing a clearer line. I’ve found that grass creates a background ‘noise’ leaving the drawn lines indecipherable.
Essentially I want to connect the drawing to the site. I have thought of another way to do this which is to replace the drawn image with a page of clear perspex – the perspex is held over the grass with the drawing and photographed, all in one, two birds with one stone.
Sometimes I think I have the answer before I start looking elsewhere but these decisions are so difficult to make!
