The Invisible Language of Drawing

In Swiss Wrestling, More Than a Tradition, what matters is not only what is drawn. Equally important is what remains undrawn. The white of the paper, the pauses, the absences — they carry meaning as strongly as the line itself.

I often speak of silence in my work. The silence of the paper is a presence: it amplifies graphite and charcoal, it gives weight to gestures. In these empty spaces, the viewer projects their own memories.

Texture is the other language. The grain of sawdust, the roughness of fabric, the tension of a hand — I don’t reproduce them to copy reality, but to make them felt. The drawing becomes almost tactile, as if one could touch the wrestling.

And finally, absence. What I choose to withhold, erase, or leave outside the frame. Absence is not a lack, but an opening: it gives the viewer freedom to complete the image.

In this series, silence, texture, and absence work together to render Swiss wrestling not only visible but felt.