“Playground” is a part of my practice in which I interact with the public through creative workshops. For years, I have invited anyone who wished to participate to draw as I do, within a grid.

 

The grid makes it possible to fragment the world - whether inner or outer - and in doing so, facilitates access, movement, and transition between spaces.

 

I would like to share a few examples of drawings created by participants, all kept anonymous here. What is particularly interesting in this way of drawing are the structures that emerge from it. Some people organize themselves in columns, others in scattered or symmetrical compositions, while some, like in the first example, create abstract drawings that, when seen as a whole, become figurative.

 

What fascinates me is that people who draw using similar structures often have nothing in common: they are not the same age, gender, or socio-cultural background. So how, and why, do they end up organizing themselves in such similar ways.