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A woman crowned in black feathers and small brass mechanisms, holding the viewer's gaze

The Nemesis

Fine art metal print

The Imaginarium Trilogy · Surreal Art

£3,000 2014 61 × 91 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

She steps from the darkness without armour, yet nothing about her suggests vulnerability.

Crowned in black feathers and adorned with delicate fragments of brass, she exists somewhere between woman, machine and omen. Her gaze offers neither invitation nor warning; it simply holds the viewer long enough to suggest that she already knows how this encounter will end.

From The Imaginarium Trilogy, Nemesis embodies the darker marriage of flesh and invention — beauty sharpened by intelligence, sensuality tempered by danger.

The feathers rise like the plumage of some ancient bird of prophecy, while tiny mechanisms rest against the body as though machinery itself has become intimate.

She does not need to threaten.

Some creatures announce their danger with noise.

Others merely watch from the shadows.

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.