EnigmaSudoku

A puzzle, when it is generated rather than posed, becomes a textile — playable, structural, quietly yours.

I am an Iranian-born artist working at the intersection of classical ornament and generative systems. My work begins with a simple observation: the logic puzzle — rule-bound, symmetrical, endlessly re-playable — has always carried the structure of ornament. From the geometric grids of Persian tilework to the numbered squares of a Sudoku, the solved grid is a small architecture of constraint.

Enigma Sudoku is a seed-based generative system that translates that structure into code. Each composition is a playable Sudoku board, generated by recursive backtracking, then stripped of 40 cells to create the puzzle. The plate is live: you can click to select a cell, choose a number, and solve the puzzle on the canvas itself.

The puzzle layout, the missing cells, and the seed are all derived from a single numeric value. Each piece can be regenerated, documented, and adapted for textile, print, and surface applications — from scarves and yardage to wallpaper and archival print.