Dizzy

75 x 69 1/2 inches, charcoal, colored pencil and graphite on paper

Before starting this drawing, I glued together about 100 pencils into a large diamond shaped mass. Then, I spun myself around 33 times (my numerical age), making myself dizzy, and tried to draw a circle with the “pencil mass.” After this initial drawing act, I again spun around 33 times and attempted to mimic my original rendition of a circle. Finally, I spun around another 33 times and tried to draw the composite shape. In between these lines, I invented patterns that converged in the center. The outer text “confusing the controller” refers to the studies of the scientist Purdon Martin, who theorized that within the brain exists a “higher authority” or “controller” that helps regulate the body’s equilibrium.