Mariposa | Butterfly • Moiré series

This series explores the artistic potential of interference patterns known as moiré patterns. These patterns take place when two or more images with an ordered and repetitive structure are superimposed, and they consist of a new pattern that can be clearly observed in the superposition of these images, but that does not appear in any of them separately. When one layer moves over another, even a minimal distance, these interference patterns can change dramatically, resulting in aesthetic qualities that are as novel as they are dynamic. The pieces created with this technique do not have their own movement, however, as they are made up of layers separated from each other, the change in the viewer's position leads to an apparent displacement between the layers due to parallax effects. Interference patterns are, ultimately, a mathematical phenomenon, having to do with repetition intervals and shapes. These properties can be described by geometry and harmonic analysis.