FIELD NOTES / CYP / Western Asia
Cyprus
Mosaic floors & archaeological rooms.
START WITH A PLACE
Paphos
Paphos preserves remains of villas, theatres, tombs and other structures across several periods. The mosaics of Nea Paphos make the relationship between image, floor and room especially legible.
Read the source UNESCO World Heritage CentreA CLOSER LOOK
A study in units and repetition.
Compare a mosaic’s small tesserae with the boundaries of the room. How does a floor pattern organize movement and attention within an interior?
An editorial observation prompt, grounded in the reference above.
WORKING COLOUR
A palette to begin with.
Five editorial tones for this surface family. Use them as a starting point for a study; they are not measured samples from the site.
Slip white#eee9dfoklch(0.935 0.014 84.584)
Clay body#c6a389oklch(0.740 0.055 58.377)
Fired earth#a0543eoklch(0.532 0.106 36.996)
Glaze blue#487580oklch(0.534 0.052 214.983)
Kiln ink#302d31oklch(0.302 0.008 317.719)