by paulo mankini
Pencil on Paper
h: 30 w: 21 (cms).
This drawing is part of a limited edition entitled 36,500. It comprises of 471 separate and unique artworks and all connected.
There are 36,500 lines and spaces in total. That’s how long we all have. Up to 100 years. 36,500 days. Most have less than this time. Some have more.
Each line is a distinct day and a moment in time, which we choose to use or abuse. To use or to waste. We sleep in between. Our bodies need the rest. That’s the gap, in between the lines. Our dreams helping us make sense of all that’s happened and getting us ready for the next day.
The viewer has to count their own life, if they wanted a precise view of the artwork. And really understand their own mortality. This quiet counting and contemplation could send some people mad, with a miscount sending them back to the beginning or give someone a sense of mediation. Giving gratitude to every day lived and survived.
A quiet contemplation of what the future held. When would their last line be drawn? When would it end? Do they have 10,000 days ahead or just 5,000? What are they going to do with these days? Does it change their perspective? Does it feel like a lot or a little?