grass drawings
I drew on a sheet of perspex then photographed it over the grass. Discovery: perspex is the most reflective surface in the world, I had to resort to holding a sheet of cardboard up to create some shade. It took alot of snaps to get a half decent image.
This first photo is the drawing held up against the sky. Would be great on a blue sky and fluffy cloud day, not many of those around. The drawing would really capture a time and place – depends on where you are in relation as to how a cloud looks. It reminds me of lying in a field and watching the clouds go by; wanting to capture them somehow.
The grass drawing worked well, I had no choice but to include the weather (raindrops). By using the perspex, the drawing and photograph can be made simultaneously capturing site and moment at once.
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!
