Circles and the meditative concept of the void reappear in the video work Lines describing a circle (2016) where Antas has filmed close-ups of his parent´s hands repeatedly drawing these forms in pencil and ink, often with less-than-perfect results. Based upon the Zen Buddhist ensō tradition where a circle is drawn every day, one or two uninhibited brushstrokes expresses a moment when the mind is enlightened and free to let the body create. The circles created by Antas´ parents are symbolic in their imperfection and fragility, poetically expressing the process of our lifecycles, joining together the beginning and the end with a playful and light tone.

– text excerpt Louisa Elderton