By using compositional strategies including repetition, rotation and mirroring, typical of processes of ornamentation, Ricci modifies and distorts the configuration of each work, thereby creating the impression that the flat surface is spatially activated through what may be optically perceived as shifting planes. Equally, the angle from which a work is approached, the variation in viewpoint and distance between viewer and piece, determine which patterns emerge or recede perceptually.
Alteration/Deviation, Black No. 3, 2019 Gouache and pencil on paper 120.4 × 100.4 cm | 47 2/5 × 39 1/2 in