We aren’t made of lines, yet we see them everywhere. Our brains simplify what we see, using shortcuts to make sense of the world: completing incomplete images, prioritizing movement, recognizing patterns. Reducing something as complex as the human form to a few marks on paper draws on this ability — it’s one of our oldest and most intuitive ways of seeing.
When I drew these dancers, I followed their gestures in real time, letting line lead me through their movement. Later, I transformed those drawings into screenprints, simplifying and strengthening the marks. In that way, I was participating in their work — translating motion into stillness. And as you look, filling in what I’ve left out, you complete the process and participate in mine.
