A singular contemporary mosaic
15,500
chances.
One image.
From a distance, a face.
Up close, thousands of decisions.
Untitled portrait, detail
Black and white dice on panel
01 / The work
An object built from chance becomes an exercise in absolute control.
Approximately 15,500 individual dice resolve into a single, highly detailed portrait. Each cube operates as both material and mark: its colour, orientation and pips contributing to tone, contour, shadow and texture.
The image changes with proximity. Across a room, the sitter appears immediate and photographic. At arm’s length, the likeness gives way to a field of discrete objects - ordered by hand, one decision at a time.
Every shift in light and shadow begins with a single die.
02 / Material & process
Pixel.
Pip.
Portrait.
Working within a deliberately restricted black-and-white vocabulary, Vividha Sheth constructs tonal range through accumulation. The pips create a second visual frequency inside the broader composition: pattern within portrait, information within image.
The result sits between mosaic, assemblage and contemporary portraiture. Its labour is visible, but never the only point. Precision becomes atmosphere; repetition becomes expression.
An everyday object associated with chance becomes the material for something that could only exist through patience and intent.
The central idea
03 / The artist
Vividha
Sheth
Vividha Sheth is an independent artist. In this singular work, she pushes a familiar, mass-produced object beyond its ordinary meaning - turning thousands of dice into an image shaped by repetition, precision and scale, and one that rewards both distance and close attention.
04 / Acquisition & institutional enquiries
A work to be
experienced
in person.
The work is available for private viewing and professional assessment. Galleries, auction houses, curators and prospective collectors may request the complete artwork dossier, condition information and viewing details.
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