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A figure on a brass altar beneath pipes and descending electricity, witnesses gathered in the darkness

The Nemesis is Born

Fine art metal print

The Imaginarium Trilogy · Surreal Art

£3,000 2014 91 × 61 cm Limited edition of 7

  • 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
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  • 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 One of The Imaginarium Trilogy — a steampunk story told in over 450 original photographic composites. See the rest of the set.

About this work

Beneath an altar of brass, pipes and electricity, a body waits for the impossible.

Around the chamber, witnesses gather in the darkness as science abandons reason and becomes ritual. Arms are raised, energy descends, and for one suspended moment the boundary between life and invention disappears.

Nemesis is not gently awakened.

She is summoned.

From The Imaginarium Trilogy, The Nemesis Is Born captures the dangerous instant when human ambition reaches beyond creation and attempts to manufacture destiny itself.

The spectators have come to witness a miracle.

They may instead be watching the birth of something they will one day fear.

For there is always a moment when the creator must ask not whether life can be made —

but what will happen when it opens its eyes.

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.