Collaboration between Dana Nygard and Eri Sawatsky.

What is it to build our own world? To perceive self and other, individually, empathically, and to perceive your own work through the lens of another. Whatever - morphing things, perception and the self.

Beginning with the quickest gesture from life, in spontaneous movements of charcoal Dana captures a moment of external stillness by live model Eri. Gestures we may consider 'disposable' work, just quick practice and a moment passes - these seconds a model donates often never see light. Though instead of dissolution, Eri reimagines a swirling universe of self expression upon these sketches. A transmutation from simple form into celebration of self; inner, outer, and perceived. What began as a brisk moment becomes its own galaxy of meaning within the slow, meditative time Eri spends with each piece. A polyrhythmic expression where a new world of perception is forged, and released into catharsis.

Charcoal, paper, ink, paint mixed media on canvas