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David Scheinbaum, ENSŌ: What is Beheld, Chemical Calligraphy
David Scheinbaum, ENSŌ: What is Beheld, Chemical Calligraphy

Tue, Nov 19

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Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse

David Scheinbaum, ENSŌ: What is Beheld, Chemical Calligraphy

“The zen circle—ensō—is wonderfully simple: an immediately brushed circle, no thinking, no planning, no trying to make it good, and presto—you yourself and the whole of reality is expressed. Circle: endless journey: every step away from the beginning is a step toward the beginning.

Date, Time & Location

Nov 19, 2024, 6:00 PM MST

Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA

About the Event

This will be an in-store event and live streamed to Zoom, please register for Zoom here.


Order ENSŌ ($50, hardcover) online here or by calling the store to order (505) 988-4226. Signed copies will be available after the event.


For years photographer David Scheinbaum had a desire to create imagery without a camera.  The removal of life’s distractions while quarantining during the COVID pandemic offered him that opportunity. Using only the tools of a Zen calligrapher and darkroom chemistry, he exposed photographic paper, applying fixer or developer or sometimes both under a dim safelight, varying his technique with each image.

Ensō (Zen circle) represents enlightenment. Creating ensō art is contemplative, the drawings meditative. It is the direct expression of this moment-as-it-is. It is believed that the character of the artist is fully expressed in the way their ensō is drawn.


This stunning, enigmatic book presents a selection of Scheinbaum’s ensō…


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