2015-2024
In Surface Syntax, urban textures emerge as elements of an unwritten language, forming a material grammar that shapes how we read and interpret city spaces. The series examines how surfaces function as both physical matter and carriers of meaning, revealing patterns of communication that operate beneath the realm of conscious urban design. Through this investigation, everyday textures transform into active participants in an ongoing dialogue between structure and chance.
These material utterances operate simultaneously as physical reality and symbolic system. Like any living language, they exist in constant flux—weathering, transforming, and accumulating new layers of significance. The work positions urban surfaces as active agents rather than passive backdrops, examining how they shape movement, guide interaction, and construct meaning through their material presence. Each texture becomes part of a complex vocabulary that speaks to both intention and adaptation.
Beyond their immediate physical presence, these surface interactions reveal broader patterns in how urban spaces evolve and communicate. The series uncovers a tactile linguistics at work in the city, where meaning emerges through material rather than verbal expression. Surface Syntax illuminates this unspoken dialogue between built environment and lived experience, offering new ways to engage with the complex language written in the skin of the city.
