Cifras 

Drawings in alder catkin ink and earth pigment, gathered in Extremadura, Spain, while resident at ras de terra as part of ‘Crossing Water’, a collaborative project exploring the transformations associated with water. These drawings developed from studies of the handwritten numbers (cifras, or ‘figures’) left by Spanish metalworkers on the steel stairs of the secadero building.


detail of Cifra viii (52)
2023
Alder catkin ink, earth pigment, casein and thyme honey on paper
24 x 17cm


Cifra i (18); Cifra ii (71)
Cifra iii (32); detail of Cifra i (18)
Alder catkin ink, earth pigment, casein and thyme honey on paper

Garganta;
detail of Garganta
Alder cone ink, earth pigment, casein and thyme honey on paper

Cifra iv (40); Cifra viii (52)

Alder catkin ink, earth pigment, casein and thyme honey on paper
2024
24 x 17cm
© Aileen Harvey