Original Drawing of ‘Cathedral NDSM’ by Elles

Elles — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:08:03 +0000

Original panorama drawing of the big hall of NDSM called ‘The Cathedral’.
The NDSM (Nederlandse Dok- en Scheepvaartmaatschappij) is an old schipyard in Amsterdam, now a space for over 250 artists.

The Cathedral
I lift my eyes with quiet wonder,
the air itself a breath of freedom.
Here my hand finds its truest lines—
a hymn to the place
where my spirit feels most alive.
elles

“The Cathedral,” or the large space in the warehouse, was once used to bend the large iron plates used for the hulls of the ships built here. The enormous number of profiles is arranged repetitively throughout the space. I find the different rhythms I see in it exciting, and the perspective makes the space seem to move toward you or away from you. Elles is a huge techno music fan, and she senses that music in the architecture.

Technique: pencil and India ink on acid-free paper
Year: 2020
Size: h x b = 125,5 x 125,5 cm /49,4 x 49,4 inch
Signed: hand signed
Framed: Framed at NDSM
Edition: 1
Included: a certificate of authenticity

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Original Drawing of ‘Cathedral NDSM’ by Elles