Mette Stausland has pursued her own techniques that allow her to make larger drawings. She uses the way her body moves against the resistance encountered in the crayon, as it navigates the extent of a larger surface. She creates a physical tension.
‘Having trained initially as a dancer, Stausland has long understood movement to be expression, and has a dancer’s experience with careful, patient repetition to teach eyes, ears, muscles and brain to respond together, quickly and fluently… In dance as in drawing, there is a kind of freedom in accepting a boundary.’
‘…Stausland’s recent drawings are all made using one kind of pencil, one kind of drawing paper, and one kind of eraser for softening and adjusting marks. She works in series, usually on a number of related drawings at the same time. Once a series is completed, she may shift to another size of paper, but the proportions and quality of the paper will remain the same.’ 1.
