Emily Leach, Inventory (135 Things I Have Not Read in February)
A drafting table sits against the wall.
Emily Leach, Inventory (135 Things I Have Not Read in February)
On the table: a technical drawing and magnifying loupe.
The drawing is an inventory of collected materials on the artist's desk (Figs. A and B), laptop (Fig. C), and phone (Fig. D). Every item is numbered and accounted for in the key, located in the lower right-hand corner of the diagram. These represent an accumulation of all the items read and unread in February 2019.
Emily Leach, Inventory (135 Things I Have Not Read in February)
The viewer uses the loupe to examine the key of Inventory's diagram. A variety of subjects can be observed: "A Seat at the Table", "How to Toast Bread in a Conventional Oven", Artnet News, and so on.
Emily Leach, Inventory (135 Things I Have Not Read in February)
The print has been drawn in multiple passes of white gel pen on black paper, using a CNC plotter to precisely render the digitally illustrated images and font.
Inventory (135 Things I Have Not Read in February)
Wooden desk, plotted pen on paper, loupe.
2019 | 24” x 48” x 36”