Relic: Carpet Data Painting. D/4 - Dalbin Edition

Hanging on walls inside homes since time immemorial, hand-woven carpets are vessels of history. They contain tradition, symbolism and memories threaded into finely knotted craftsmanship. With their geometric patterns being as important as the textile itself, the carpet as an artwork occupies a position far beyond a piece of ornamental decoration, rather an integral part of Middle Eastern cultural heritage. Yet for Orkhan Mammadov, the carpet as artwork belongs as a piece of futuristic heritage. Through a densely complex mathematics-based art practice Mammadov reinvents traditional carpet design techniques by employing machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He uses his personal ...View all