Striped Camellias by Ogawa Kazumasa Landscape Antique Brain by Anatomy is

Antique Brain by Anatomy is a vintage composition exploring contemporary artistic expression

representing old age through a composition of deeper

the colour transitions and hard-edged geometric contours of Tracey's work are reproduced at full fidelity — every gradient and boundary line rendered with the crispness and clarity the composition requires

the intricate line detail and fine cross-hatching of Haeckel's original illustration are preserved in full

drawing the eye through successive rings of meaning

Striped Camellias by Ogawa Kazumasa Landscape Antique Brain by Anatomy isOgawa Kazumasa photographed striped camellias with the eye of a naturalist and the sensibility of an artist. Each bloom is rendered in exquisite detail the irregular stripe patterns on the petals appear almost painted, yet are entirely botanical. The image sits within the tradition of Meiji era Japanese botanical photography, where Western technique was absorbed and refined into something distinctly Japanese: composed, unhurried, precise. Cool, even