The fractal geometry of nature – with structures that repeat themselves across different scales while persisting in subtle variation – forms the starting point for this work.

Cyanotype printing produces symmetrical, organic forms on knitted fabrics. The threads of the knitwear act as carriers of the structure, like an analogue DNA strand, building each piece and materially embodying the principle of repetition. Slight differences between individual forms emerge from variations in parameters. Drawing on the ideas of mathematician Emmy Noether (1882–1935), the work reflects how the laws of nature are founded on symmetry – a principle that organises apparent chaos and generates form from movement.

The cyanotypes, captured in the blue spectrum of light, function as visual field studies of an invisible order, translating abstract mathematical principles into a material, tactile, and sensory language. Each cyanotype both emerges from and returns to the system, tracing patterns of growth, transformation, and subtle variation. The series positions the act of creation at the intersection of natural law, materiality, and human intervention, offering a reflection on structure, emergence, and the possibilities of subtle transformation.