This is an original, spin-off collection inspired by my comprehensive Paigah Tombs series – where I analysed and recreated every geometric pattern found in the 18th century monument located in Hyderabad, India.
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You can see the main collection here:
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From the 35 geometric patterns I documented on my visit, one of them was certainly the most unusual, and due to the time I spent trying to decode the layout, it ended up as the final pattern in my collection. Part of a stucco panel in one of the many courtyards, it is in fact a proportionally accurate pattern. The underlying geometry is intact, however it was the bizarre choice of tiling that made it interesting.
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The next few images showcase my process in deconstructing the pattern and its unusual tiling system.
PATTERN 35
At first glance, seemingly erratic tiling system
Resolved: Two primary hexagon modules, and to accommodate the rebellion in these modules, they had to created four additional modules to complete one full repeat unit
Tiling system
Tiling system isolated
My assessment: They tried to reflect the symmetry in the main red module (spiral anti-clockwise in red, clockwise in blue) and it seems to have literally caused a geometric collision
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Instead of the original Pattern 35 of the stucco panel, I was inspired by these curious shapes that form the blue module. I found that they tessellate quite beautifully on their own, and composed new patterns using each of these shapes individually, in a more orderly tiling arrangement.
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pattern 35/A
pattern 35/B
pattern 35/C.1
pattern 35/C.2
pattern 35/D
pattern 35/E
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