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Hand-stitched geometric patterns create textured compositions

Artist Ceren Muftuoglu translates digital geometric systems into tactile textile relief using hand stitching, exploring the interplay between digital precision and manual variation.

Muftuoglu begins by creating geometric patterns digitally, establishing a system of repetition. This digital composition is then transferred onto painted cotton canvas.

Using cotton yarn, she hand-stitches each line directly through the canvas, a slow and repetitive process that builds the image. The stitched threads create a physical relief that alters with light and viewing angle.

From a distance, the works appear almost digitally rendered, with repeated lines forming larger geometric movements and optical rhythms. Up close, the material construction, thread variations, and hand traces become visible, interrupting the digital precision.

This tension between control and variation is central to the work. Repetition serves as a construction method, allowing subtle shifts within an ordered structure.

By translating digital designs through manual stitching, the art combines the precision of digital drawing with the tactile and time-based qualities of handcraft.

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