Fraktale
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The fractal geometry of nature – with structures that repeat themselves on different scales and persist in their variation – forms the starting point for this work. Cyanotype printing creates symmetrical, organic shapes on knitted fabrics. The thread of the knitwear acts as a carrier of the structure – an analogue DNA strand that builds up each knitwear and materially embodies the principle of repetition. Slight differences between the individual forms arise from varying parameters. The work takes up the ideas of mathematician Emmy Noether (1882–1935), according to whom the laws of nature are based on symmetries. Symmetry is the principle that organises chaos, that creates form from movement.
The cyanotypes – captured in the blue spectrum of light – function as visual field studies of an invisible order. They translate the abstract principles of mathematics into a material, sensual language and make these principles tangible in a visual language. The series combines mathematical concepts and physical observation and reflects on the relationship between structure, growth and form.
ongoing series, „Fraktale“, 2025
knitted fabric, merino wool, 30x40cm