Knots and Knotting

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48619/bbds.v6i2.A1174

Keywords:

Knot, Heraklion, drawing, gametes, Mediterranean

Abstract

In summer 2024 I produced a series of drawings on paper that explored aspects of the large island of Crete, and that end of the Mediterranean world as a chaotic system characterized on all levels – physical and metaphysical -- as a kind of knotting. Based on observations and sketches of the sea and wildlife around Crete, specifically the intensity of germination and growth visible in those cold waters, I entangled words and pictures. The drawings and the texts are below. The paper presentation comprises a viewing of the work as an exercise in ekphrasis.

 

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Author Biography

David Griffin, OCAD University

David Griffin (born Kingston, Jamaica) has presented artwork work across North America and the UK and has published writing on drawing in the journals Drawing: research, theory, practice (Intellect Press UK), and in the MIT Press’ Leonardo Journal. The Bloomsbury Press recently published his book on music notations, entitled "Drawing Music: Marking time" (2025). David is currently Assistant Professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada, and is Chair of the University’s Research Ethics Board. He holds a PhD from the Glasgow School of Art, an MFA from the Pratt Institute, and a BFA from Parsons School of Design.

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Published

2025-09-19

How to Cite

Griffin, D. (2025). Knots and Knotting. BBDS - Black Book: Drawing and Sketching, 6(2), 30–39. https://doi.org/10.48619/bbds.v6i2.A1174

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): nature drawing nature

Section

Articles