Sentience Se25-28

by Fahn (James Gardiner)
Submitted: June 30, 2026

Artist Statement

Embodied drawing is my door to 'no mind' – the core of my practice. This process of finding, rather than imposing, permeates my work. Through my engagement with digital and mechanical tools, into painting, each process passes through a filter of finding.
In this drawing I keep coming back to the negative space – the pregnant void of Robert Motherwell's 'open' series, the sense that the void is the work. Here void and line flutter between dominance. Calligraphy rehearses the gesture from a concrete intention; my process is the opposite – the gesture is the intention, from the body not the mind.

Entry Details

Year Completed: 2025
Size / Dimensions cm: 79 x 95 cm
Materials / Mediums: Graphite, wax crayon, pigments, acrylic polymer, tar gel, tape and spray paint on yupo paper
Representing Gallery:
https://artatrium.com.au/

Artist Details

Name: Fahn (James Gardiner)
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