Between the Lines #3

by Elma Riza

Performative-Installation, 2014

Duration: 2 hours

Material: Chalk

This project is part of the “Between the Lines” series, an investigation into the theme of line and the body. For this third chapter, Elma Riza focuses on the gesture of drawing on the ground in public spaces and creating ephemeral spaces, exploring the line as a connecting or dividing element, where the body positions itself and and creates a friction between this minimal graphics and the fictional potential of this simple geometry.

Ce projet fait partie de la série “Between the Lines,” une investigation sur le thème de la ligne et du corps. Pour ce troisième chapitre, Elma Riza se concentre sur le geste de dessiner au sol dans les espaces publics et de créer des espaces éphémères, explorant la ligne comme élément de connexion ou de division, où le corps se positionne et crée une friction entre ce graphisme minimal et le potentiel fictionnelle de cette géométrie simple.

“The line is not really one of the subjects to which much attention is paid. There are anthropological works on visual art, music and dance, speech and writing, crafts and material culture, but none deal with the production and meaning of lines. However, it only takes a moment’s thought to realize that the lines are everywhere. Wherever they go and whatever they do, men make lines by walking, talking, or making gestures.” (A Brief History of the Line, by Tim Ingold, Routledge, 2007)