“The drunkenness of the Dervishes or the ecstatic round of lines”

“The drunkenness of the Dervishes or the ecstatic round of lines”, 2020. Pencil, ink, graphite, matt varnish, 85.5 x 117.5 cm. (sold framed).

This work comes from the series Wait, wait and enter time, it refers more particularly to the triptych: Cosmogony 1, 2 and 3 or how to make curves with straight lines, the process put in place to develop this drawing is the same and is based on the study of Ptolemy about geocentrism. The roots of this design are rooted in science; it is a question of a series of squares inscribed in circles which are subjected to rotations according to the principle of epicycles that Ptolemy describes in the observation of stars orbiting around the earth. With this drawing, I also want to show that, based on an encrypted and very framed protocol, we can achieve shapes that encourage contemplation. As its title suggests, this series of calculating angles that turns the square becomes a sort of ritual that makes my drawing gesture become a meditative and spiritual act.