Walking along a seashore or riverbank, one can find fragments of pottery that were once part of a vase or a tile. These fragments have washed ashore, and sometimes their original patterns still remain on the surface. “Washed Pattern” is a project by guse ars that recomposes patterns extracted from fragments of old pottery to create new ones. By reincorporating these new patterns into our daily lives in the form of tiles, we also look to the future, when the patterns once again break into pieces and are washed ashore. This cycle can continue endlessly, as life is passed on from generation to generation. What is inscribed on this tile is an immense sequence of patterns that unfolds over time and originates from a single fragment.
taj-001
fragment: bird
tile: caiman
taj-002
fragment: fir tree / mogul
tile: wintry mountain
taj-003
fragment: drape / pedestal
tile: palace
fragment: arch / armor
tile: speculum
taj-005
fragment: holly olive / osmund
tile: cookie time
taj-006
fragment: crab
tile: coral formation
fragment: ripple
tile: knitting
fragment: arabesque
tile: ballroom
taj-009
fragment: flame / wings
tile: cucurbitaceae
fragment: leaf
tile: foliage
taj-011
fragment: bulb
tile: bulbous plant
fragment: fruit tree
tile: microorganism
fragment: nothing
tile: washed white
taj-014
fragment: infinity
tile: washed blue