Pak Keung Wan

Each drawing consists of a single line and evolves from a simple rule; that when this line extends out from its initial point it must return to that point before projecting out again. Over time if that initial point can no longer be connected to, due to the sheer abundance of lines, then another point can be established and the drawing proceeds.

I never set out to make images and try to look elsewhere for a reason to draw. Indeed often do not feel a need to express anything, being content to follow or be led.

This rule was made up yet I'm amazed by the variety of forms that it is able to conjure.

I spend days with these undulations, these folds, peaks and crevices. Their making involves dextrous projections and returns, pivots and ellipses. But suddenly a new form breaks through.... .

This rule is like the drawing's DNA, an inherency that unites all these manifestations yet allows for a freedom through which other forms can unfold.