Kurage
“A jellyfish in a glass bowl is almost nothing: water, and in it a creature made almost entirely of water too. And yet it is what lights the canvas. Its w…
€800 — Popsan
“A jellyfish in a glass bowl is almost nothing: water, and in it a creature made almost entirely of water too. And yet it is what lights the canvas. Its white glow passes through the glass, between the spread fingers that carry the bowl, then rises under the chin, under the nose, up to the lowered eyelids. A face is rarely lit from below; I love what it does to the smile, which becomes more secret. The midnight-blue kimono keeps its pine branches and its great golden flower in the half-light, just enough for you to make them out. You have to look close to the surface to see the detail I like best: the jellyfish’s bell appears there a second time, like a pale double held at the rim of the gl…
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