Although space and time are visually undefined (or alternatively nonexistent), Risan adjusts his compositions with perspective and thus clarifies his representation of reality. As the artist directly approaches particular scenes, or surveys sites from above, he uses personal ideograms to detail his settings. Envisaged from the remains of subjective experience and the apparitions of historical memory, Risan’s recurring signs are set against strong areas of color, often as outlines that absorb the undercurrent of the background.