The drawn line marks every moment spent in motion, unmemorable as those moments may be; moments distinguished, however, by the alterations to the lines.
Sketching the Line
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| Riding in the Rain 29.5cm x 63cm Prepared paper, water, graphite Written on the Victoria Line and Great Northern Trains |
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| Emotion Recollected in Tranquility 29 cm x 45 cm Prepared bristol board Written on the Victoria Line |
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| There and Elsewhere 19.5 cm x 24.5 cm Prepared paper from a book of sermons published in 1738 Written on the Picadilly Line |
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| Written on Water, Written on Sand 19.5 cm x 80 cm Prepared paper from a book of sermons published in 1738 Written on the Picadilly Line |
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| Gone Shopping 42 cm x 45 cm Till receipts prepared with gesso; graphite, water-soluble graphite Written on the Victoria and Central lines |
Working process
A stock of papers were prepared by coating them with gesso. Writing is with soluble graphite on paper that is wetted with a water-brush when the train stopps at each station. During travel, writing is continuous and, as much as possible, at the same speed.
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| Work in progress, water and soluble graphite (Bakerloo line, stationary and moving) |
Written on buses
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| Cold Comfort 25 cm x 36.5 cm Orange wrapper coated with gesso; water, graphite Written on the W7 bus, travelling over the hill that was the terminal moraine of glaciers in the most recent Ice Age |
Sketchbook Project
2012 - "Writing the lines", travelling along all Underground lines, July 2011 to January 2012 - http://margaret-cooter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/sketchbook-project-2.html
2011 - 94 journeys on 42 days, 2 June to 3 September - https://www.sketchbookproject.com/library/4283
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"Travel lines" printed fabric