Unpredictable
Through the studio security window – a fold-away grill of metal diamonds, I can see the snow is falling. Big white blobs, in lovely swirling flurries. A lace curtain hangs in front of the glass, threaded with a pattern of white circles over a lattice of elongated squares. Visual rhymes — once you’ve started noticing them, they won’t leave you alone.
In the run up to our show I have been looking at pattern, studying images of a variety of textiles. Pattern can be frank – a series of simple repeats, or it can be complex and layered, distorted by folds, light, or reflection. It can be gendered too – more about this soon. And pattern doesn’t have to be predictable – in fact it is much more interesting if it isn’t. Here are some patterned walls from the Paris Metro. The photographs are by George Walker. If anyone knows more about this work, do get in touch.
These photos make me think cellular – like honey combs and cellulose