In
1994 I started work on a series of drawings which I now call the "Essences
and Particularities Series".
If there is a mantra in the Bahá'í community, then it is ´unity
in diversity´.
These drawings are an exploration of the diversity, the ´differend´so
to speak, but unlike Lyotard who ended up trusting no stories, I found
that in focussing on the particular (what was exceptional for me), I discovered
more stories. It seemed that by listening more and not worrying about
whether something made sense or not,
I discovered new words / worlds.
I still continue to explore these types of images in various media which I consider as part of one expanding series or 'artwork'.
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In 1994 I made a 6 minute video, where these mythopoeic drawings constantly
metamorphasize while a choir sing in medieval style.
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part four
nederlandse versie
Players, 1999,
computer manipulated drawing, 15 x 20 cm.
Computer Print on paper.
"When
thou doest contemlate the innermost essence of things
and the individuality of each,
thou wilt behold the signs of they Lord's mercy..."
´Abdu´l-Bahá (Sel. from the Writings of ´Abdu´l-Bahá, p. 41)
and the individuality of each,
thou wilt behold the signs of they Lord's mercy..."
´Abdu´l-Bahá (Sel. from the Writings of ´Abdu´l-Bahá, p. 41)
Sometimes I
use a title to give an accent on the spiritual, other times on the political,
such as in the Players, Containers or Martyrdom images.
