Fig. 8. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series, 2025

Rodrigo Spinel  

The project is a series of ink drawings on different surfaces, depicting the solstices and equinoxes of the year through the overlapping of shadows at various times of the day. These shadows suggest the outline of invisible structures, similar to frameworks of beams and columns, which appear static but are actually in motion in relation to the sun. The technique used is based on the repetition of parallel lines at different angles and colors, a meticulous and meditative process that records the passage of time, stroke by stroke. Although the images are static, the work highlights the difficulty of perceiving movement and the passage of time without a fixed reference, inviting reflection on how the sun and its shadows reveal that everything is in constant transformation. Rodrigo Spinel finds in drawing a way to explore the relevance of detail in the construction of images, objects and spaces. The repetition of tiny elements, such as the line in a drawing, leads to the construction of complex universes where that detail acquires value and becomes the basic unit, like the brick in a wall. The gesture of the repetition of small elements and the time invested in doing so is used as a tool to give “value" to the images that are constructed.

From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series Indian ink on 350g Strathmore Bristol paper Overall Frame size: 58.4 H x 171.6 W x 3 D cm. Overall Image size: 46 H x 122 W cm. Individual size: Frame size: 58.4 H x 42.9 W x 3 D cm. Image size: 46 H x 30.5 W cm. 1. Fig. 8 BASE MORADO 2. Fig. 8 BASE NARANJA 3. Fig. 8 BASE VERDE 4. Fig. 8 BASE NEUTRO Tinted popped wood frame