The Receptacle 2

“In a receptacle containing air at a pressure of three atmospheres and subjected to very low temperatures, earth gives the knitting needle. Increasing the pressure and lowering the temperature, you get the blackbird, the cradle, the pea and the horrible motorcycle.”

Benjamin Péret, “The Four Elements”(from Natural History)
Translated from the French by Guy Bennett

A suite of lead pencil drawings, that will be shown in close-up. This is the second drawing.