This space features an installation by Australian artist Hannah Quinlivan, whose practice centers on expanding the sensory language of drawing through the concepts of line, rhythm, and time.

The work you are encountering begins as a drawing on paper but unfolds into the surrounding space—what the artist terms an Expanded Drawing. Using unconventional materials such as vinyl, wire, fabric, and light, Quinlivan lifts the drawn line off the surface and into the air, where it floats and shifts across the space.

These lines are not static structures; they respond to changes in light and the movement of the viewer. As you walk around and through the installation, your body and perception become active participants in the drawing itself.

Quinlivan’s work resonates with philosopher Henri Lefebvre’s concept of rhythmanalysis. Through her installations, she attempts to visualize invisible social rhythms—the noise of a city, the breath of daily life, the ambient pulse of experience. In this context, the lines cease to be mere visual elements and become flows of emotion, memory, and embodied time.

Within the thematic framework of this Biennale, Neighbors of Civilization, this work proposes a space of movement beyond the fixed boundaries of civilization. The lines drift like ocean currents, grow like plants, and reawaken our sensitivity to the rhythms of the world we often overlook.

We invite you to pause in front of the work, follow the flow of the lines, or slowly step inside. Notice how your body, senses, and memories begin to respond—not just to the visual, but to the spatial and rhythmic experience of being within the drawing.