Interlocking Shapes Poster

Off-white curves loop and cross over a brick-red ground, meeting at sharp points where one form passes behind another. The shapes read as ribbons, as petals, as a figure folded over itself, and none of those readings settles. The paper grain is left visible in both colours, so the surface stays matte and slightly uneven. Where the curves intersect, the red shows through in small triangles that hold the composition together. It is the most intricate of the three and the one that keeps the eye moving. The brick red behind them is painted rather than printed, so the ground has its own quiet movement.

The brick red is warm enough for a living room and strong enough to carry a wall on its own. It sits well with terracotta, raw wood and cream textiles, and the off-white curves give a pale note to pick up in a rug or a lampshade. A natural oak frame keeps it in the earthenware register; black turns it into a poster. Hung in the middle of the three-part series it gives the row its complexity.