Collage and embroidery on handmade paper

29,5 × 20,3 cm

2026

It all began with a pattern I encountered in Reykjavík, on Borgatún.

I was fascinated by the way the pattern worked without symmetry or mirroring. It seemed to have no fixed centre, no obvious repetition — and yet it created a strong sense of order. Looking at it, I found myself thinking of hopscotch and labyrinths. I wondered which of the stones I would choose if I had to find my way through the pattern, and whether there might be a path hidden within it.

At the same time, the white stones reminded me of clouds scattered irregularly across the Icelandic sky. The only mirroring I could find was therefore not within the pattern itself, but between what was above and what was below: the clouds in the sky and the pale stones embedded in the ground.

From this starting point, I began to investigate patterns not only as visual structures, but as systems of connection. The first works deliberately echo the observed pavement pattern, attempting to find meaning and relationships within it. Small dots, grids, and embroidery become ways of connecting individual elements, while transparent paper gradually shifts the work from something grounded and tactile towards something lighter and more ephemeral.

„Embracing all that I am not…“ I

machinestitching on transparentpaper

A4 on A3 constructionpaper

part of a series of 8

Ensemble of 8 collages made during my residency in Iceland.