Signals #02 Dayana Lucas
“Sings and Bleeds” Dayana Lucas 50x65cm, sumi-e paper 80gsm, dragon’s blood ink and brush photo © Dinis Santos These two drawings were made last year with “dragon’s blood”, the inner liquid of an endemic tree called “Dragoeiro” (Dracaena Draco*) of Macaronésia region (Madeira, Açores, Canarias and Cabo Verde). This inner…
Signals #01 Kazuki Nakahara
“Ernst(Serious)“ said German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the beginning of her speech on 18 March 2020. And then she told the public that we had to be considerate each other, referring to the public’s position. Minister of Culture Grütters told that “the power of art and culture is necessary.” and…
Casting of the light – through letters in negative image
Drawing Spaces of Negotiation by Jong Pairez
In artistic practice, drawing is fundamental. It is the basic of showing how one is talented and capable enough to perform their artistic practice. Therefore, drawing is always synonymous to a highly advanced skill that only a few can perform. Furthermore, in the Western world when drawing became an independent…