In an attempt to escape the world and the ever more demanding society, Lies Geerdens seeks for a way out through her practice with a slow way of working. With minimal, restrained movements she creates circles and stripes that end up filling the entire page. The repetition and rhythm of the moment provide a time-consuming task in which she finds herself again. Throughout this process, concentration weakens and the used material becomes visible: points become blunt and markers become empty, but the work process continues. She is not looking for the perfect circle, the straightest line, only for redemption. That is exactly what makes her work so charged and lively, no circle is the same. As chained to life, so is she chained to her work.