| Horror Vacui |

The prominence of tile design defines Portugal’s built environment. In Torres Vedras this distinct use of tiles punctuates the town. Horror Vacui surveys the town’s architectural tiles creating a decorative, non-functional representation of its structure. This database of tile motifs is used to create a puzzle formed by hybrid designs, mutating the tiles’ diverse repeating patterns.The tiles will be posted to 100 individuals across the globe, who will converge in Torres Vedras to construct the floor. The participants will negotiate with each other to complete the puzzle. Each side of the tiles will have a unique pattern, which will only align with one side of another tile. The process of documentation, deconstruction, mutation, dispersal, convergence and reconfiguration will use Transforma’s network to create the work's narrative. View work in progress.

| Commissioned by Transforma |