Trondheim Lines

While an artist-in-residence in Trondheim, Norway, I began a series of what I term drawings—2- to 8-foot poured paint marks that I pinned to the walls, floating them slightly. For me, the act of drawing is a very loose concept that usually moves off the flat plane of the wall and into the real space of 3D objects. These were created in response to the site and to the actual and my imagined histories embedded within the architecture and grounds. These eerie, yet compellingly beautiful lines present numerous possible readings, including seeps, wounds or architectural breaches of indeterminate origins. Are they collateral damage from an incident or the result of intentional physical actions against the integrity of the walls?

Acrylic paint is not necessarily a static material. Gravity pulls and the material responds, flowing slowly over time. Some strands will stretch, others will remain unchanged.