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Emily Kngwarreye — Line Fields
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Stillness as Axis
OBS-ART-070
Structural Atmospheres
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-070
Origin:
Australia
Era:
1980s–1990s
Themes / Lineage:
field quiet • repetition logic
Field Notes:
line • repetition • field
Quiet Modernism appears here as orientation stabilized through stillness.

Stillness as Axis

Emily Kngwarreye — Line Fields

A stable center organizes relation.

Movement pauses.

Orientation holds.

What holds orientation?
Stillness is often read as absence of action, yet it centers relation. Movement pauses around it. What continues is orientation anchored by rest.

Stillness is often read as absence of action, yet it centers relation.

Movement pauses around it.

What continues is orientation anchored by rest.

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