"My previous picture book was about a train trip to Baku, this book
documents my ferry trip accross the Mediterranean Sea to Alexandria (or
Iskandariyah
as it is called in Arabic). I was invited to exhbit my work and conduct
a workshop organized by the artist-run Alexandria Contemporary Arts
Forum (ACAF). This paperback is a selection of the many drawings that
transpired on this amazing journey.
Not all my drawings are of a scene that catches my eye. Often
it starts with coming across a really comfortable spot where I can sit
undisturbed for some time amongst the hustle and rumble of a busy city.
This, for me, can be quite meditative. Later, I scan the drawings to
upload onto my website and other applications.
This time round, I also experimented with the drawings and hope to present this book as my personal development or
work in progress.
I wish to share the overwhelming experience of drawing the ocean and
have tried to capture the simultaneous static second and fluid element
of the water by
flushing the drawings through a scanner and allowing them to distort as they wish to flow, much like the city, much like life itself."
Ingo Giezendanner alias GRRRR, July 2011
Since 1998, Ingo Giezendanner documents his surroundings
with pen on paper. He produces zines, murals, books, exhibitions, video
clips and maintains a website (GRRRR.net) to create his own world