Exploding Flower Series Sparks Fusion Surreal Water Energy photography

Exploding Flower Series Sparks Fusion Surreal Water Energy photographyThe Fusion series centres on studio grown floral forms cultivated from ancient specimens of allium, a species whose history of human cultivation extends back to the earliest records of civilisation. This lineage introduces a temporal dialogue between human intervention and the natural world, aligning botanical history with the long arc of cultural development. These floral structures are selected for both their historical continuity and their formal

This series seeks instead to ground such ideas in physical reality

the sand casting process is the same that I developed for the 'Makers Place' single use plastic & aluminium recycling studio that I designed & built from the ground up for Soneva in Noonu Atoll

individually created from the artist’s original maquette

They are Coca-Cola

Each piece is stamp initialled by the artist on the shank

all for profit with shareholder values being held above that of their social responsibility

mounted inside 2 sheets of museum glass

tansy and zinnia varieties

past and present

The artist is particularly drawn to the spherical form and has created this work "in camera" without any post-production

Book publication 'Tokyo Taxi' by Merrell

The process leaves a minimal carbon footprint