Individual sheets with drawings, silhouettes of parts of figures or unrecognizable objects imprinted on them as if faded in the sunlight. Random signatures on the sheets look as if they were arranged on the layout of the book, but on the other hand, they are enlarged fragments of chalkboards.

A series of drawings from a fragment of an endless blackboard, layers of someone’s ideas, stories and sequential systems are captured by the frame of the paper format, suggesting the lack of boundaries of the original blackboard.

…a profound exploration of speculative models, realized through a series of hundreds of small intuitive schematic drawings. Through the process of sketching, the elusive point of emptiness, the delicate frame of the moment, and the naive map depicted. These set of dozens of drawings serve as a gateway to understanding the intricate ways in which these ephemeral concepts can manifested and formalized.

Video documentation of sequential explanation, manifesting notes, graphs and sequences. A set of 120 individual fragments is played back in random order, reproducing the effect of surprise each time.

We try to figure out how to bring everything together in a certain system. There must be some general rules, something that works as a part of the whole system. I think I have discovered a relationship. It may not be immediately visible, but I will try to explain. No, no, not there, on the other side. Wait a minute.

…the unseen movement of pattern energy on a surface can be made tangible through the use of visual guides. The set of drawings presented in this section embodies this concept, exposing an interplay between the visible and invisible realms. An attempt of documenting the invisible forces that shape our world. The patterns and forms within the artworks contain a shadow of movement, suggesting constant flux and transformation.

100 Video fragments, shuffle playback, sound, 1920×1080. 2020—2021

Layers of black matte cardboard, chalk, white gel ink, mechanical cut, mechanical drawing, black staples. 2021—2022. Published by Anthropogenic Markers: Stratigraphy and Context, by Max Planck Institute and Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Uncertain practice is a type of activity aimed at conducting experiments without any given goal or a specific question. What are such experiments for? The world around us breathes with confidence of clarity. Chains of events tend to be interpreted through established meanings and cause-and-effect relationships.

If you look hard enough and long enough, you can even see with the naked eye how tiny neutrino particles pass through space, planets, and even ourselves.

Exhibitions, events, and installations. Views of the rooms and close-up fragments. Various cities, places, and years. Through their mosaic, a seamless narration erupts. Photographs are displayed in a shuffled order.

Protey Temen’s practice is dedicated to the poetry of scientific methods, and their representation in culture. By making drawings, videos, books, and installations, he aims to create a self-referenced and hermetic network of curiosity.