Pieter Fannes ← On Scene

The Sleep of Reason

Flagey · 2018

Stage photo: two artists kneeling and standing at a monumental charcoal drawing

In 2018, this project brought multi-instrumentalist Fulco Ottervanger, French artist Yann Bagot, and myself together for a live spectacle inspired by a famous etching by Francisco Goya. Working with only a few simple rules, we created, erased, and re-created a monumental charcoal drawing over the course of one hour.

Stage photo: close-up of an artist smudging charcoal with his hand

Stage photo: the artists drawing while the musician plays the grand piano

Stage photo: the drawing fills up as the performance goes on

Stage photo: an artist reaches up to draw with a brush

Stage photo: an artist drawing, a pot of ink in his other hand

Stage photo: the two artists drawing side by side

Photos: Charlotte Sampermans