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The Forum: Lines

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Tim Ingold: Lines of pebbles (for The Forum) used with permission. Photo c/o Timothy Ingold

15/11/2014 GMT

Lines

BBC World Service - The Forum, Lines

How a spark of inspiration is transformed into a line on canvas or a line of verse.

The life of lines:  on a page, on canvas, in nature and in life. With William Kentridge, Imtiaz Dharker and Timothy Ingold.

Our world seems to be bound and criss-crossed by lines: except that when you look closely, many of them do not exist in reality, only in your mind. So what are we to make of lines:  a useful human abstraction, to help us make sense of the world?  And what does a line mean to an artist, whether one who wields a paintbrush or pencil, or one who fashions words into poetic verse? Joining Bridget Kendall are distinguished South African artist William Kentridge, poet and graphic artist Imtiaz Dharker and social anthropology professor Timothy Ingold.

(Photo: Lines of pebbles on the beach with Timothy Ingold)

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