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Earth Pigment

Modern colour fields and cut-paper shapes in the natural pigments of the Islamic world: saffron, henna, indigo, ochre, malachite, kohl and rose clay. Courtyards, moons, wells and doorways reduced to calm blocks of colour.

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Nested fields of date brown, henna and saffron frame a single indigo circle set just below centre.Courtyard WellNo. 1
A broad green mountain stands on a saffron plain under a rose sky, with a small red sun beside its shoulder.Sun over HillNo. 2
A pointed doorway glows saffron in a pale plaster wall, one indigo leaf half open and light spilling across a henna floor.Open DoorNo. 3
A saffron crescent cradles the faint disc of the rest of the moon, lit by earthshine, in a deep indigo sky above a low dark hill.EarthshineNo. 4
Five stones in kohl, henna and rose clay balance in a careful stack beside a smaller pair, under a small saffron sun.CairnNo. 5
A long indigo pool between rows of clipped green hedges, seen from above, with a pale sheen of sky down its centre and a narrow rill running to a round rose basin.Reflecting PoolNo. 6
A henna dome and two smaller rose domes rise with a slim minaret above a long dark wall under a saffron sky.Three DomesNo. 7
A date palm with cut-paper green fronds and hanging red dates rises on a segmented trunk against rose clay, joined by a smaller palm on the wide formats.Date PalmNo. 8
A pomegranate cut in two lies on deep malachite, one half showing its crowned skin, the other its rose pith and red seeds.PomegranateNo. 9
Rows of pointed indigo arches open in a henna wall, with a single arch lit saffron.ArcadeNo. 10
The stepped shadow of a crenellated parapet falls diagonally across a rose and plaster wall and cuts through a small saffron niche.Afternoon ShadowNo. 11
Two dunes in henna and saffron, one with a shaded slip face, lie under a small rose moon in an indigo sky.Dune MoonNo. 12
A henna clay jar with a looped handle and rose bands stands on an indigo ledge before a rose disc on lapis blue.Water JarNo. 13
Saffron lanterns with henna caps hang at different heights from fine cords, each in a soft circle of light on a kohl ground.LanternsNo. 14
A tiered indigo minaret with a small saffron crescent rises across a ground divided into rose and plaster, beside a low sun; on the square and wide formats a dome sits at its foot.MinaretNo. 15
A saffron square and an indigo square overlap to form an eight-pointed star, their shared centre turning malachite.Eight PointNo. 16
Indigo water channels cross at a central pool, dividing green beds dotted with saffron orange trees.Four GardensNo. 17
A half disc, a crescent, an arch, a square, a triangle and a dot float in balance on a henna ground.ShardsNo. 18
Horseshoe arches of alternating henna and plaster voussoirs open onto darkness in an ochre wall: one arch on the upright formats, a pair on the wide ones, and a small arched window above the door on the tallest.Banded ArchNo. 19
Round stone vats filled with indigo, henna, saffron and white lime crowd together, seen from above.Dye VatsNo. 20
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