Gupta executed a drawing on paper in 2013 which runs 26’ long horizontally. Later in 2016, she converted that drawing into a “set of instructions” by breaking it down in a basic language involving numbers. From there on she has been inviting practitioners of numbers/ architecture, music and other creative forms to respond to these “set of instructions” as per their interpretation and in their chosen media.
Set of instructions –
1. Continuous vertical parallel straight lines till 26 feet.
2. All lines of equal length – 40 cm each.
3. 300 lines in 1 feet = 7800 lines in total.
4. Number of breaks in between the continuous vertical lines = 19.
5. The breaks are at different intervals and in the form of horizontal lines.
6. 1st break in the form of horizontal line starts at 44th cm from the initial 1st vertical line and 8th cm from top.
7. 2nd break – 44cm + 33cm; top – 32cm
8. 3rd break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm; top – 16cm
9. 4th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm; top – 38cm
10. 5th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm; top –14cm
11. 6th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm; top – 28cm
12. 7th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm; top – 20cm
13. 8th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm; top – 30cm
14. 9th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm; top – 6cm
15. 10th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm; top – 12cm
16. 11th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm; top – 26cm
17. 12th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm + 48cm; top – 10cm
18. 13th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm + 48cm + 21cm; top –24cm
19. 14th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm + 48cm + 21cm + 74cm; top – 2cm
20. 15th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm + 48cm + 21cm + 74cm + 18cm; top – 36cm
21. 16th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm + 48cm + 21cm + 74cm + 18cm + 42cm; top – 4cm
22. 17th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm + 48cm + 21cm + 74cm + 18cm + 42cm + 41cm; top – 22cm
23. 18th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm + 48cm + 21cm + 74cm + 18cm + 42cm + 41cm + 24cm; top – 18cm
24. 19th break – 44cm + 33cm + 37cm + 38cm + 30cm + 58cm + 38cm + 45cm + 32cm + 62cm + 18cm + 48cm + 21cm + 74cm + 18cm + 42cm + 41cm + 24cm + 57cm; top – 34cm.
25. Continue the movement till the end i.e. 26 feet and then reverse back the process, again going back to vertical straight lines.