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In Silence  no. I-V 
Amongst the chaos of mid 2020, the pandemic, political riots, working from home, home school, grocery shopping, long lines, and PCR tests. I longed for silence while in lockdown.

In Silence is a series of drawings whose making, calmed many storms and created the grounding force to stay focused and disciplined. It is a selection of five drawings from a ritualized drawing practice. Each drawing consists of many light and scratchy marks that collectively create nebulous forms. I intended to create works that made graphite appear weightless on paper. My uncertainty of a definitive outcome for each drawing initiated the start of a new one. The idea of finishing anything seemed too certain in a time of so much uncertainty.
 
At the core of these five selected works, I found silence.
 
-Leslie Smith III
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