# Creating anti-symmetry using mirrors?

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**Created:** [10 March 2022 14:22 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/creating-anti-symmetry-using-mirrors/432 "2022-03-10T14:22:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/anu1905/32/179_2.png) [@anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/anu1905)\
**Post date:** [10 March 2022 14:22 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/creating-anti-symmetry-using-mirrors/432/1 "2022-03-10T14:22:14Z")

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I’m exploring a tribal folk art called ‘[banjara embroidery](https://maiwa.com/products/textiles-of-the-banjara-hardcover)’ where they use mirrors as an ornamental part of the traditional stitchwork. Like [kolams](https://forum.alpaca.lurk.org/t/on-the-south-indian-folk-art-of-kolams-as-algorithmic-pattern/429), the banjaras are inspired by fractal symmetries and complementary colour matching. But on the other hand, the banjaras deliberately break pattern symmetry as they embrace chaos as a part of their nomadic practice.

So as a fun thought experiment, I was wondering if it is possible to create (the perception of) anti-symmetry using mirrors? 😃

I went into a rabbit hole of [theoretical physics](https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Modern_Physics/Supplemental_Modules_(Modern_Physics)/Mirror_Symmetry) (string theory and weak interactions) in my search for (anti-)mirror symmetry, which sadly didn’t help me at all 😬

Does anyone want to workshop this topic with me?!

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**Author:** ![spi](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/spi/32/172_2.png) [@spi](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/spi)\
**Post date:** [10 March 2022 15:44 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/creating-anti-symmetry-using-mirrors/432/2 "2022-03-10T15:44:50Z")

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Are you looking for software source code examples? Like symmetric-tree-tree-which-is-mirror-image-of-itself on website geeksforgeeks dot org.

Or Kaleidoscope algorithms? [LLVM Tutorial: Table of Contents — LLVM 15.0.0git documentation](https://llvm.org/docs/tutorial/)

It is not like the tribal banjara embroidery … but I personally use Fractal with randomness to break the symmetries in the mosaics I create with the software I write. See my artworks in case it is of any help:

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**Author:** ![anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/user_avatar/forum.patternclub.org/anu1905/32/179_2.png) [@anu1905](https://forum.patternclub.org/u/anu1905)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2022 17:07 UTC](https://forum.patternclub.org/t/creating-anti-symmetry-using-mirrors/432/3 "2022-03-14T17:07:37Z")

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Your mosaics are fascinating!! It’s great to see these examples of breaking symmetry with software 🙂 I’m not a gifted programmer, but lots of inspiration here with the kaleidoscope and tree mirror symmetries. Thank you! I’m going to try achieving some of these effects with real mirrors!