Drawing Machine #6
Wood, metal, brick, rope, pen, paper
150cm x 60cm x 15cm
2023
Inspired by Li Yuan-chia's drawing machine installed in the Children's Room at LYC Museum & Art Gallery (1971-1982), Drawing Machine #6 is the sixth in a series of prototypes developed using found objects, gravity, and energy transference. Designs for the machine evolved alongside weekly creative sessions with young people at Akeman Community Centre, Cambridge. Following Li's resourcefulness, the machine is constructed from repurposed materials including a dismantled easel and two floor bricks retrieved from Kettle's Yard during the 2015-18 renovation.
Commissioned for Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia and Friends at Kettle’s Yard, 11 November 2023 - 18 February 2024.
Photo: Matthew Hollow