# No. 11 – Pentominoes

Concrete geometric abstraction between order and chaos — the apparent simplicity of white paper conceals a second, larger order.

- **Completed:** April 25, 2024
- **Size:** 101 × 81 × 9 cm
- **Edition:** Unique paper artwork, handcrafted
- **Material:** Paper 120 g/m²
- **Substrate:** BRAMANTE Whiteboard, bright white, 2200 g/m², 101 × 81 × 0.4 cm
- **Frame:** white lacquered oak wood
- **Parts:** 108 pentominoes

This artwork is an example of concrete geometric abstraction.

The arrangement of 108 paper-folded pentominoes, which when closely examined combine to form twelve larger pentomino shapes, shows a balance between order and chaos.

The apparent simplicity of the white paper contrasts with the visible and “hidden” complexity.

## Images

![The white relief head-on on a pale wall, angular bar shapes interlocking with one another](https://larigami.de/_astro/5.BSKdKUYd_1uTYvJ.webp)

![The relief from above at an angle, the pieces standing at several levels above one another](https://larigami.de/_astro/2.tQG1-RbW_2qdpqd.webp)

![Slightly angled view, the lower pieces lying in the blue shadow of the higher ones](https://larigami.de/_astro/3.d8nqTPsO_Z1kY6NI.webp)

![The framed work in a bright living room above a white sofa next to an olive tree](https://larigami.de/_astro/1.Bjgl-kkX_1AhgYJ.webp)

![View almost at eye level across the surface, the pieces staggering into depth like a skyline](https://larigami.de/_astro/4.Bel_r9N3_WYXBF.webp)

![The technical drawing with grid measurements and the named pentomino shapes](https://larigami.de/_astro/8.DvN1L1id_1pzGti.webp)

![Angled close view, crosses and elbows alternating across the grid](https://larigami.de/_astro/6.D1SJXvmM_2mM7Ji.webp)

![Detail of the pieces, each shape built from five squares of equal size](https://larigami.de/_astro/7.Bv_mO6mP_UxMen.webp)

## Videos

- [A close pass over the interlocking bars, the shadow edges travelling along](https://cdn.larigami.de/videos/artworks/11/a.mp4)
- [The artist placing the finished relief onto the white work surface](https://cdn.larigami.de/videos/artworks/11/b.mp4)

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