One of Original Inside Doors to Sacristy c. 1936

Here's Geoffrey Holt's study of a door. The drawing looks like it was made with pencil or fine liner; it feels very architectural, very precise, and very diagrammatic. I can imagine Geoffrey Holt drawing, carefully measuring all the elements of the door. He was probably using his own method, and it's interesting to see the under-drawing of lines, the geometry that holds it all together. The texture of the door is subtly rendered, with soft shading. The linear details seem to describe the form of the door, but also suggest the marks of time. There is a crack, a flaw in the wood that stands out against the pale neutral colour. I see this drawing as part of a bigger project, a way of paying attention to and learning from the world. This makes me think about other artists who have looked at ordinary objects and created whole worlds, like the drawings of Hanne Darboven. There is something so profound and affecting about this quiet dedication to a singular object. We are all in conversation with each other.