“Hand and machine write the same pattern, one in wool, one in memory, both looping toward the next increment.”
Bringing her digital art into a physical medium for the first time, Ix Shell’s collection of tapestries explores the parallels that exist between hand-crafted patterns and computer code. “Tiles, textiles, doors, even the shadows in narrow alleys formed deliberate designs that echoed the modular logic of code.” Using her photo documentation from an exploratory trip through Morocco where she was inspired by the deft handwork of master artisans, Ix Shells extracted not only geometry and shapes, but also the idea that there is an exceptional power in the muscle memory of the human mind. Using her programming to mirror, rotate, and manipulate nodes of data, she delivers tapestries that showcase the human ingenuity of craft delivered through code.
