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A figure in ceremonial black and gold raised above the ground with ravens and a staff, before the Time Tunnel

The Gate Keeper

Fine art metal print

The Imaginarium Trilogy · Fairy Tale · Surreal Art

£400 2020 30 × 30 cm Limited edition of 40

  • Printed on ChromaLuxe aluminium
  • Signed, numbered and certificated by the artist
  • Made to order — allow about two weeks, plus delivery
  • Shipped insured — £20 UK, £50 worldwide
  • Payment handled securely by SumUp — card details never touch this site
  • Fourteen days to change your mind, from the day it arrives
  • Buying more than one? Ask first — one parcel, one delivery charge

WOW, what on earth is going on in that head of yours? Complex is an understatement. Such imagery, stunning props and a fabulous story. Surely this has to be a film?

Mark G., on The Imaginarium Trilogy · more

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This piece is from Book Two of The Imaginarium Trilogy — a steampunk story told in over 450 original photographic composites. See the rest of the set.

About this work

At the threshold of time, she waits.

Raised above the ground in ceremonial black and gold, the Gate Keeper appears less a guard than part of the architecture itself — ancient, imposing and inseparable from the passage she protects. Ravens gather around her like messengers from other ages, while the staff at her side marks both authority and warning.

Behind her lies the Time Tunnel, a doorway through which past, present and future cease to follow their proper order. To cross it is not simply to travel, but to disturb the delicate machinery of consequence.

From The Imaginarium Trilogy, The Gate Keeper stands between worlds, allowing passage only to those prepared for what waits beyond.

She does not control time.

She guards the place where time can be broken.

How it is made, and what you receive

Built, not captured
Every element is photographed separately, then layered and worked in Photoshop until the scene holds together as one image.
No AI, no stock images
Every photograph in every composite was taken by me. Nothing here is generated, and nothing is bought in from a library.
Printed on metal
The image is infused into a ChromaLuxe aluminium panel rather than laid on top of it, which is what gives these prints their depth and luminosity. Paper cannot do it.
Signed and numbered
Each print is signed, numbered within its edition, and sent with a certificate of authenticity.
Made to order
Nothing sits in a warehouse. Your print is produced when you order it, which takes about two weeks, then shipped insured.