Édouard Cabay proposes a collective drawing performance bringing together around fifty participants invited to draw simultaneously. Their gestures are punctuated by a metronome for a set duration, before their sheets are assembled to form a single composition.
This simple device establishes a fertile tension between rule and freedom: each individual gesture follows a precise protocol while retaining its irreducible singularity. In a conceptual lineage close to instructional practices, drawing is no longer merely the expression of an isolated subjectivity, but the result of a shared system where execution is distributed across multiple bodies. The work is thus constructed through others.
The project also engages in a reflection on the diversity of graphic signatures. Drawing—a medium that is both universal and deeply intimate—becomes here a field for observing differences: rhythms, pressures, hesitations, styles. The final assembly does not seek to homogenize these discrepancies but, on the contrary, allows them to coexist in a common image, revealing the traces of a group in all its plurality.
Between score and improvisation, control and dispersion, the performance gives shape to a sensitive mapping of the collective. Each iteration is anchored in its context, allowing a situated portrait to emerge—an image traversed by the singularities of those who compose it.
Join the Performance We are looking for participants to become part of the “50 hands” that will bring this work to life. The performance will take place from 18:30 to 19:30, and no artistic background or specific skills are required; the project relies on the spontaneous contribution of each individual. Your presence and your rhythm during this hour are all that is needed to complete this collective map. To take part in this performance, please register by sending an email to Edouard Cabay: edouardcabay@gmail.com
