A single looping strand crosses itself into a loose overhand knot, the line thickening and thinning as it turns - evidence of a hand working at varied pressure rather than mechanical consistency. Reid holds the whole thing in a pale cream against white, so the drawing nearly disappears, asking the eye to work. What remains is the quiet fact of cordage, tension held in thread.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery
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A single looping strand crosses itself into a loose overhand knot, the line thickening and thinning as it turns - evidence of a hand working at varied pressure rather than mechanical consistency. Reid holds the whole thing in a pale cream against white, so the drawing nearly disappears, asking the eye to work. What remains is the quiet fact of cordage, tension held in thread.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery