Inspiration arrives in unexpected ways and creation is always an adventure towards an unexplored territory. The drawings included in this catalog are the evidence of this journey during my stay at Thread, the artist in residence program run by the Albers Foundation and Le Korsa in the remote region of Tambacounda, Senegal.

With just a handful of art materials in my luggage, I arrived in Dakar with the idea of obtaining, once there, some earthy pigments, gum arabic and used paper. The handmade watercolor paste I used has resulted in a much more textured media, and the paper shows the mark of time and insects: a lack of a spotless appearance of the surface, but more contextualized for my purpose.

The works revolve around the concept of the golden ratio, an ancient idea that is connected to the quest for perfection. In my drawings, this proportion is present, among other means, through a vertical golden rectangle, and in this context, it embodies my perception of the many contradictions that I perceived while in Africa.

This collection of forty drawings depicts very well the inspiration and quietness of Thread.

As a personal response to the hospitality shown by everyone at Thread, and touched by that commitment, the benefit of the sale of these drawings will entirely be donated to Le Korsa.