About

I am an artist, educator, and researcher specializing in the structural analysis and typology of non-maze labyrinths. Since 2012, I have designed and built labyrinths, facilitated walks, and led workshops (see Labyrinths of New England). In 2015, I completed a Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia at the University of Maine, focusing on land art and liminal aesthetics, especially the design and use of labyrinths.

My current research grew out of this earlier work in labyrinth design and analysis. Questions about how labyrinth structures could be described, compared, and systematically represented led to increasingly formal work in pattern analysis, topological typology, symmetry transformations, component composition, computational methods, and aesthetic measures. In 2024, I began the PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies program at the University of Maine.

My doctoral research centers on the development of the Pattern Analysis, Typology, and Holarchy (PATH) framework for the structural analysis, classification, comparison, and representation of non-maze labyrinths. As this work has developed, I have shared emerging ideas and findings with others in this small, specialized field and formed the international Labyrinth Typology Research Group to support discussion and exchange around ongoing research.

Clark, Yadina. "Topology Playshop: Exploration of Labyrinth Threads and Seed Patterns." Presented at the 28th Annual Gathering of The Labyrinth Society, Litchfield, Connecticut, October 9–11, 2026.

Saward, Jeff, & Yadina Clark. "Labyrinth Typology: Overview of Past and Current Research." Presented at the 23rd Annual Gathering of The Labyrinth Society, online, October 23–24, 2021. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8ix-tMu_9o