Friday, June 15, 2012

Read the following lyrics and pick a few details to make a simple composition of a few silhouettes of 
objects in black and white (cut-out style, see example – try to leave room for the imagination by not 
drawing everything in full) 

Suzanne Vega's interpretation of a poem by Paul Éluard 

By day give thanks 
By night beware 
Half the world in sweetness 
The other in fear 

When the darkness takes you  
With her hand across your face 

Don't give in too quickly 
Find the things she's erased 

Find the line 
Find the shape 
Through the grain 

Find the outline 
And things will tell you their name 

The table 
The guitar 
The empty glass 
All will blend together 
When the daylight has passed 

Find the line 
Find the shape 
Through the grain 

Find the outline 
And things will tell you their name 

Now I watch you falling into sleep 
Watch you fist uncurl against the sheet 
Watch your lips fall open and your eyes dim 
Blind 
Faith 

I would shelter you  
And keep you in light 
But I can only teach you night vision 

Night vision 

Night vision