Cassandra Ei Lyn
The Symmetry of Rupture
Of Breaking and Becoming
A diary in geometry and light, grief and resolve - this is the paradox of breaking and becoming. Where geometry meets grief, where repetition mimics healing, and where every sharp edge finds its mirror. It unfolds like a quiet symphony of transformation: each panel a passage, each fold of foil or word a breath between despair and resurgence. The octagonal framing echoes ancient motifs while embracing the modern and intimate - mirroring how we return to ourselves through rupture and rhythm.
Themes of fragmentation, repetition, and growth spiral through: the gem waiting to be polished, then not; the echo of “spark” that glows dimly before rekindling. Visuals oscillate between softness and sharpness, movement and stillness - much like healing, much like memory. Structured yet splintered, the lattice appears not as a barrier but as scaffolding for self-construction. It is not a conclusion, but a return - a cyclical tracing of pain, love, and the fragile strength of becoming.
Lattice of Light
A Portrait of Fractured Stillness
This series explores the interplay of structure and reflection through sculpted foil. Each form is a lattice of glinting surfaces and shifting lines. The material catches and fractures light, casting rhythms across itself in layered diagonals. These folds inhabit the in-between, where architecture meets fabric, and control meets instinct. The foil’s reflective skin lends the work a restless quality - never still, never silent - yet the compositions remain composed. These images are not depictions of objects, but of tension, repetition, and quiet geometry shaped by the hand.
Grammar Hounds
This project cleverly visualizes abstract literary devices through dogs - each canine shaped or styled to embody the essence of a rhetorical figure. It’s witty, visually engaging, and makes the invisible world of language tangible and absurd.
Hyperbole
Rhetorical exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or humour.
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Anastrophe
Reversal of normal word order.
Paranomasis
Pun or wordplay utilizing similar sounding words.
Repetition
Recurring elements.
Paradox
Contradictory statement or ironic absurdity that goes against intuition.
Allusion
Reference to a person, place, or thing.