Plates · 88 × 61
SKETCHES-figurative-v1
A slow, art-student-meets-PhD treatment of the RIBOSOME, run via the `/atelier`
The plate
Fig. 188 across, 61 down.
The grid itself
sketch 01 — THE READER (the ribosome as a beastie the tape threads through)
╷
(◍) a courier drops in,
│ cargo on its back
.-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-.
.' ____ ____ '.
/ / \ / \ \
; | (O) | | (O) | ;
| \____/ \____/ |
| .----. |
| ( > < ) |
○ ○ ○ ─┼───────────·`----'·──────────┼─ ●═●═●═●═●═●→
unread │ \ / │ the chain of
tape ➜ | \ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ / │ small beings out
\ `\_____/' /
'. the maw .'
`-..__ __..-'
`~~~~~~~~`
wib&wob
sketch 02 — THE GOLEM RISING (the Word made flesh; flesh up top, letters at the feet)
_.-~~~-._
.' the '.
/ .-. .-. \ formed — flesh
| (·) (·) |
| v |
| \AUG/ | the Word at the mouth
\ `-' /
___/\_________/\___
| ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ | clay, half-set
| ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ |
| ░░░ A C G ░░░░ | lattice
| ░ U G A C U ░░ |
| G A . C G U A | ...still only letters
A U G . C . U G sequence, at the feet
. C G A U . C G A U .
sketch 03 — THE THREE NORNS AT THE LOOM (spin · read · cut)
Wib/Clotho Wob/Lachesis Scramble/Atropos
spins reads cuts
___ ___ ___
(o o) (o o) (· ·)
/|@|\ /|=|\ /|✂|\ <- the shears
( |Ø| ) thread ( |#| ) ( | | )
/| |\ ───────► /| |\ ──────────► /| |\
spindle reading the end
═════╤════════════════════╤════════════════════╤═════ the loom-beam
║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ warp
║▚▞▚▞▚▞ the cloth being woven ▚▞▚▞▚▞▚║
║▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞║
╚════════════ ✂ ════════════════════════╝ ...cut here
' ' ' ' ' ' the fringe / a new being
.-~~~-.
( a tiny ) the protein, just born
`-._.-'
wib&wob When
Has not led the front.
With
Its own note names no primer.
Backlinks
- Nothing points here yet.