Practising Structures: India

"This book is the result of my first visit to Kolkata, India, from January to February 2020. [...] Drawing became a daily practise for me in Kolkata. I bought a bunch of drawing paper and coloured pencils at an art supply shop. I kept the paper vertical and drew a basic framing line on every sheet as a way of beginning. [...] ‘Have you ever thought of being a barber who works in the open air under a huge bodhi-tree?’ ‘Have you ever thought about using bamboo sticks to climb up high walls?’ ‘Have you ever coloured an elephant green?’ I was drawing a roof so as to build it on the paper, so as to simulate seeing it above my head. I was drawing a landscape so as to walk along the little path with my imagination. Drawing could be a series of imaginary attempts to simulate certain perceptible experiences. In this way, suitable for my introverted nature, I found a daily exercise for diving into an everchanging structure." (Sachi Miyachi, excerpt from introduction).

Drawings, photographs, text: Sachi Miyachi
Text editing: Sachi Miyachi, Nicola Kirkaldy, Nina Glockner
Graphic design: Akiko Wakabayashi
Lithography: Marc Gijzen
Printer: Wilco Art Books
Edition: 500 copies
Pages: 80
Paper: Arenaa Extra White Rough 140 gsm, Rainbow Yellow-1680 gsm, 120 gsm
Hard Cover: Napura Khepera NAK1020 pink 120gsm, embossed
Supported by Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds/Tijl Fonds, Mondriaan Fonds