KARAKURI by Desmond Clarke.
 
Karakuri is a Japanese word, originally the name of a type of complex puppet, it now refers to any intricate mechanism where the inner workings are hidden.
 
My Karakuri are intricate three-dimensional geometrical objects. They could be architecture, but could just as easily be microscopic crystals, or orbital sci-fi megastructures. Each one is unique, and is built by a complex process which starts with randomness, gradually shaped and sculpted into the final, symmetrical forms you see here.
 
This process could be the hidden, intricate mechanism, or perhaps they open, like puzzle boxes, to reveal a ticking heart within…
 
Presented on acid-free, archival cotton Photo Rag Giclée paper with a silky smooth finish, from Hahnemühle the world’s oldest mill who have been producing fine art papers for more than 500 years
 
Prints and shipping are end-to-end carbon neutral. Available unframed or framed, with free worldwide shipping.