Imbrication

Motifs from the realm of decorative art and design dance and evolve on screen, tracing a journey from the ancient, analogue and physical, to the modern, digital and abstract. Craft techniques such as tiling, mosaic, marquetry, weave, and stitch all originated as mathematical pattern structures and here are brought full circle, ‘re-encoded’ as algorithm. Created in collaboration with Digital Artist, Sam Healey.  Originally conceived for the Stepping in Screen at Music Hall Aberdeen.

Co-commissioned by Music Hall Aberdeen and New Media Scotland’s Alt-w fund with investment from Creative Scotland. Curated by Mark Daniels. Further iterations of the work with accompanying ceramic sculptures were presented at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour in, Formed with Future Heritage, curated by Corinne Julius, and at The Royal Scottish Academy for the 130th Society of Scottish Artists annual exhibition. The Alt-w Fund is for practitioners based in Scotland to make and develop new artworks, devices and creative applications that challenge the notions of what new media creativity can be.

New Media Scotland

Photography: Shannon Tofts, Robert Chadwick & Alix Macintosh.