Artwork by Liesbeth De Jong
January 15, 2021
“It’s the viewer that makes the work.” ~ Marcel Duchamp
In the following three steps, I invite you to dive into the drawing. During this process, let go of your need to know something about this drawing and what you think it represents. And let go of any judgment or need to change your experience.
Connect Close your eyes for a moment. When you reopen your eyes, let them trace the lines of the drawing and absorb the colors. Allow yourself to follow the impulse to shift between seeing the whole drawing or focus on a part of it.
Be moved Shift your attention and feel the way the drawing moves you. Maybe you sense body parts that are contracting or relaxing. And feel the emotions that arise. Then shift your focus to the images the drawing evokes.
Create Now take a piece of paper and a pen. And start to write. If this drawing had a voice, what would it say? Start your story with Once upon a time. Then let the story unfold by itself, inspired by your sensations, feelings, and imagination.
I invite you to share your story with me.