Open Field  

Open Field is a new series of monotype works that explore time as a lived condition, where moments gather, disperse and remain in tension within a shared field.

Open Field is a body of monotype-based works on paper that approaches the field as a condition of time, presence and suspension. Built through layered monotype, graphite and selected mixed media interventions, each work emerges through accumulation, erasure and recalibration. The process resists repetition, producing singular works shaped by pressure, transfer and instability.

Across the series, horizontal and vertical structures operate as differing registers of time. Horizontal bands suggest duration as it is lived and felt, while vertical elements introduce pressure, descent and pause. The body is no longer represented directly, but implied within the field itself. Presence becomes atmospheric, emerging through weight, spacing and the distribution of marks.

Rather than depicting time, Open Field holds it as a state of encounter.

  • Abstract monotype work on paper from the Open Field series by Shui-Lyn White, with layered black and grey marks, horizontal bands and vertical graphite traces suggesting time, presence and suspension.

    Open Ground, 2026

    Monotype, watercolour and graphite on Hahnemühle cotton etching paper
    106 × 78 cm

  • Abstract monotype work on paper from the Open Field series by Shui-Lyn White, with layered black and grey marks, horizontal bands and vertical graphite traces suggesting time, presence and suspension.

    Open Interval, 2026

    Monotype, watercolour and graphite on Hahnemühle cotton etching paper
    106 × 78 cm

  • Abstract work on paper combining monotype, graphite and mixed media, with suspended marks and layered textures exploring time, presence and absence.

    Open Crossing, 2026

    Monotype, ink, watercolour and graphite on Hahnemühle cotton etching paper
    106 × 78 cm

  • Open Field abstract monotype and graphite work on paper, with layered textures, quiet spacing and marks held in suspension.

    Open Horizon, 2026

    Monotype, watercolour and graphite on Hahnemühle cotton etching paper
    106 × 78 cm

  • Contemporary abstract monotype from the Open Field series, with black, grey and white tonal fields, gestural mark making and vertical pressure lines.

    The Myth of Horizontal Time, 2026

    Monotype and graphite on Hahnemühle cotton etching paper
    106 × 78 cm