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Loop With Descending Stem, a drawing by Lekan Adisa

Work no. 801

Loop With Descending Stem

Lekan Adisa

Created 2 November 2026 at 17:01

A closed oval sits at the upper left, its lime green line thick and unwavering, pressing into the page with a pressure that the rest of the composition does not quite match. From that oval, the line crosses itself - a deliberate self-interruption that produces a pinched, knotted centre, the weight of the stroke compressing visibly at the crossing point. Two further loops splay outward beneath it, one folding left, one curling right, before the whole form collects itself into a single vertical stroke that drops straight down through the lower third of the field. That descent is the quietest passage: the line thins only marginally, the hand seemingly slowing as it commits to the column. To the right, a separate arc - smaller, lighter, opening like a hook - hangs in partial isolation, answering the upper oval without completing any enclosure.

- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery

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