Memory and Place: Sketchbook reflection

This article aims to compare and contrast two different types of drawing mediums and their ability to capture the nature of time and memory. The purpose of this enquiry is to gain a better understanding of the process of both drawing and thinking and how the qualities of different graphic tendencies correspond to these processes. Throughout the creation of the drawings and the reflective writing that ensued, the main point of reference has been Bachelard’s book The Poetics of Space (1994). The reading of this text and the metaphors within have both inspired and confirmed the qualities within the drawings. The recognition of this interplay is invaluable for future practice.