diff --git a/escher/src/view.cpp b/escher/src/view.cpp
index 46a12a371..964a5773d 100644
--- a/escher/src/view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/view.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ void View::redraw(KDRect rect) {
     KDPoint absOrigin = absoluteOrigin();
     KDRect absRect = KDRectTranslate(rectNeedingRedraw, absOrigin);
     KDRect absClippingRect = KDRectIntersection(absoluteVisibleFrame(), absRect);
-    KDSetDrawingArea(absOrigin, absClippingRect);
+    KDCurrentContext->origin = absOrigin;
+    KDCurrentContext->clippingRect = absClippingRect;
     this->drawRect(rectNeedingRedraw);
   }
 
diff --git a/kandinsky/Makefile b/kandinsky/Makefile
index 914b8502c..c361f6fe0 100644
--- a/kandinsky/Makefile
+++ b/kandinsky/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SFLAGS += -Ikandinsky/include
 objs += $(addprefix kandinsky/src/,\
-  drawing_area.o\
+  context.o\
   font.o\
   line.o\
   pixel.o\
diff --git a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky.h b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky.h
index 2da081651..b3c7d5abe 100644
--- a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky.h
+++ b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define KANDINSKY_KANDINSKY_H
 
 #include <kandinsky/color.h>
-#include <kandinsky/drawing_area.h>
+#include <kandinsky/context.h>
 #include <kandinsky/line.h>
 #include <kandinsky/pixel.h>
 #include <kandinsky/rect.h>
diff --git a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/context.h b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/context.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a55406063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/context.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef KANDINSKY_CONTEXT_H
+#define KANDINSKY_CONTEXT_H
+
+#include "types.h"
+#include "rect.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+  void (*setPixel)(KDCoordinate x, KDCoordinate y, KDColor color);
+  void (*fillRect)(KDCoordinate x, KDCoordinate y,
+      KDCoordinate width, KDCoordinate height,
+      KDColor color);
+  KDPoint origin;
+  KDRect clippingRect;
+} KDContext;
+
+extern KDContext * KDCurrentContext;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/drawing_area.h b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/drawing_area.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a8e8bbb60..000000000
--- a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/drawing_area.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef KANDINSKY_DRAWING_AREA
-#define KANDINSKY_DRAWING_AREA 1
-
-#include <kandinsky/rect.h>
-
-/* The drawing area is a very important yet simple concept.
- * When you set a drawing area (using absolute coordinates), two things happen:
- *  - No drawing will ever happen outside of the specified rect
- *  - All coordinates will then be interpreted as relative to the rect origin */
-void KDSetDrawingArea(KDPoint origin, KDRect clippingRect);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/kandinsky/src/context.c b/kandinsky/src/context.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9303b77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kandinsky/src/context.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <kandinsky/context.h>
+#include <ion.h>
+
+KDContext KDIonContext = {
+  .setPixel = &ion_set_pixel,
+  .fillRect = &ion_fill_rect,
+  .origin = {
+    .x = 0,
+    .y = 0
+  },
+  .clippingRect = {
+    .x = 0,
+    .y = 0,
+    .width = ION_SCREEN_WIDTH,
+    .height = ION_SCREEN_HEIGHT
+  }
+};
+
+KDContext * KDCurrentContext = &KDIonContext;
diff --git a/kandinsky/src/drawing_area.c b/kandinsky/src/drawing_area.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fd67ac75e..000000000
--- a/kandinsky/src/drawing_area.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#include <kandinsky/drawing_area.h>
-#include <ion.h>
-
-KDPoint KDDrawingAreaOrigin = {
-  .x = 0,
-  .y = 0
-};
-
-KDRect KDDrawingAreaClippingRect = {
-  .x = 0,
-  .y = 0,
-  .width = ION_SCREEN_WIDTH,
-  .height = ION_SCREEN_HEIGHT
-};
-
-void KDSetDrawingArea(KDPoint origin, KDRect clippingRect) {
-  KDDrawingAreaOrigin = origin;
-  KDDrawingAreaClippingRect = clippingRect;
-}
diff --git a/kandinsky/src/pixel.c b/kandinsky/src/pixel.c
index 13ab38f2a..76198b31a 100644
--- a/kandinsky/src/pixel.c
+++ b/kandinsky/src/pixel.c
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #include <kandinsky/pixel.h>
 #include <kandinsky/rect.h>
+#include <kandinsky/context.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ion.h>
-#include "private/drawing_area.h"
 
 void KDSetPixel(KDPoint p, KDColor c) {
-  KDPoint absolutePoint = KDPointTranslate(p, KDDrawingAreaOrigin);
-  if (KDRectContains(KDDrawingAreaClippingRect, absolutePoint)) {
-    ion_set_pixel(absolutePoint.x, absolutePoint.y, c);
+  KDPoint absolutePoint = KDPointTranslate(p, KDCurrentContext->origin);
+  if (KDRectContains(KDCurrentContext->clippingRect, absolutePoint)) {
+    KDCurrentContext->setPixel(absolutePoint.x, absolutePoint.y, c);
   }
 }
diff --git a/kandinsky/src/private/drawing_area.h b/kandinsky/src/private/drawing_area.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4392d1aaf..000000000
--- a/kandinsky/src/private/drawing_area.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef KANDINSKY_PRIVATE_DRAWING_AREA
-#define KANDINSKY_PRIVATE_DRAWING_AREA 1
-
-#include <kandinsky/types.h>
-#include <kandinsky/rect.h>
-
-extern KDPoint KDDrawingAreaOrigin;
-extern KDRect KDDrawingAreaClippingRect;
-
-#endif
diff --git a/kandinsky/src/rect.c b/kandinsky/src/rect.c
index b0d803a23..2d9992491 100644
--- a/kandinsky/src/rect.c
+++ b/kandinsky/src/rect.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #include <kandinsky/rect.h>
 #include <kandinsky/pixel.h>
+#include <kandinsky/context.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include "private/drawing_area.h"
-#include <ion.h>
 
 KDRect KDRectZero = {.x = 0, .y = 0, .width = 0, .height = 0};
 
@@ -103,11 +102,11 @@ KDRect KDRectTranslate(KDRect r, KDPoint p) {
 
 void KDFillRect(KDRect rect, KDColor color) {
   KDRect absolutRect = rect;
-  absolutRect.origin = KDPointTranslate(absolutRect.origin, KDDrawingAreaOrigin);
+  absolutRect.origin = KDPointTranslate(absolutRect.origin, KDCurrentContext->origin);
 
-  KDRect rectToBeFilled = KDRectIntersection(absolutRect, KDDrawingAreaClippingRect);
+  KDRect rectToBeFilled = KDRectIntersection(absolutRect, KDCurrentContext->clippingRect);
 
-  ion_fill_rect(rectToBeFilled.x, rectToBeFilled.y,
+  KDCurrentContext->fillRect(rectToBeFilled.x, rectToBeFilled.y,
       rectToBeFilled.width, rectToBeFilled.height,
       color);
 }