The Naming of Things, a contemporary life drawing in ink
A contemporary ink life drawing on paper using historical scientific etchings of flora and fauna as a start point. I was interested in how drawing was used/can be used to understand the world and how labelling and categorising can be used as a way of asserting control and domination of mans’ environment.
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