Revisiting the unique brief of 'The value of forgetting' from the 'Drawing with Attitude' class led by Perry Kulper, the drawing is created purely for the act of drawing, aiming to expand the potential roles of architectural drawings.
With the brief in mind, the drawing is inspired by a view from a mountain in Seoul filled with countless apartments. It begins with a single mark derived from the typical apartment shape and works toward the overall atmosphere of the view. The drawing follows strict operational logic that focuses on emerging compositions, space of drawing, and relational capacities generated by the making process, as well as how to make decisions on the following act of drawing, rather than concerning the meaning of the distribution of the marks on the surface of the drawing.
After the disciplined mark-making process is completed, the transformative unmaking process takes place. Another set of operational logic, such as whiteout, cutout a certain number of marks, and remembering the censored. The process enriches the spatial characteristics of the drawing. Every act of unmaking constantly transforms the drawing, and unforeseen qualities emerge.
The drawing is further developed with a found, appropriate graphic advertisement. This addition, transformed by the same logic of making and unmaking that governs the drawing, becomes an integral part of the work. Every mark and action is relational, both on the drawing surface and within the space of the drawing. While created for the sake of drawing, the drawing also provides opportunities to think and work relationally, making appropriate decisions in the constant transformation and evolution, much like in typical architectural design processes.
Year: 2011
Type: Drawing
Material: Pen, colored pen, white pen, transfer letters, print image on mylar and art paper (Print image - 'I'm right-you're right', Artist: Rudolf Altrichter, Anti war poster Czechoslovakia) 1968-69)
Size: 36x24 in.
Awards: Finalist, Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition, 2011
