The Daily Croissant

by Andres Amador

"There are two main forms of my work, the geometric and the organic. The geometric designs were initially inspired by the crop circles phenomenon in England. Gradually these designs shifted towards a more organic quality, inspired by the desire to feel 'life' moving through them. These are inspired by patterns in nature, such as ripples in water or cracks in mud. When I am creating the geometric designs I follow a guide that is very strict, for it must be perfectly executed. On the other hand, when I am making the organic designs I am following a process that mimics the formation of real life patterns. As such the organic ones when following the process will never look the same way twice. They also have the quality of 'growing' to adapt the location within which I am working."

"A single sand grain is a simple thing. But en mass, grains of sand build, slide and settle into beautiful and mysterious patterns we admire, but cannot always understand."

{ Above } "Martyn Gorman has found these weird and wonderful formations near his home along Scotland’s east coast on two occasions. What is at work in this magical intersection of sand and physics, no one, it seems, knows"