TAMING OF THE DEMONS

Project of the Summer Academy Venice 2020

Drozdik, Orshi

CELLPAINTINGS 2017/18

 17a Drozdik CellPainting 2018 DSC8091a

Cell Paintings
A.P.A. Ateliers Pro Arts Gallery, Budapest, 2018

MY CELLPAINTINGS ARE NOT ONLY ABOUT THE SURFACE OF THE CANVAS, BUT ABOUT EXISTENCE AND ETERNAL REBIRTH. IN 2017, I DECIDED TO REDRAW MY CELLS. SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT TOUCHING, DRAWING AND CARESSING THE SURFACE OF THE CANVAS AND THE COLORS I USE ON THEM, MAINLY SKIN AND BODY COLORS, WITH THE INTENTION OF DEPICTING THE CELLS OF MY BODY TO HELP THEM IN THEIR HEALTHY REBIRTH. I HAVE BEEN DRAWING AND PAINTING MY CELLS AT AN ACCELERATED PACE, BUT THE CELLS IN MY BODY ARE BEING REBORN FASTER. HOWEVER HARD I TRY, I AM UNABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH THE MIRACLE OF REBIRTH.

THE NUMBER OF CELLS THAT AN ADULT LOSES PER MINUTE IS ROUGHLY 96 MILLION. FORTUNATELY, IN THAT SAME MINUTE, ABOUT 96 MILLION CELLS DIVIDED, REPLACING THOSE THAT DIED. JUST AS YOU SHED DEAD SKIN CELLS, DEAD CELLS FROM INTERNAL ORGANS PASS THROUGH AND OUT OF THE BODY WITH WASTE PRODUCTS.

THERE ARE 86,400 SECONDS IN A DAY. 2 MILLION A SECOND × 86,400 + 50 TO 70 BILLION = 222 BILLION TO 242 BILLION CELLS ARE PRODUCED EVERY DAY BY THE AVERAGE HUMAN BODY.