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Two figures embracing in a grand hall of columns and chandeliers, angelic presences withdrawing into the shadows

When we Dance Angels Run and Hide

Fine art metal print

The Imaginarium Trilogy · Surreal Art

£3,750 2016 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
  • Payment handled securely by SumUp — card details never touch this site
  • Fourteen days to change your mind, from the day it arrives

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

In a hall of grandeur and shadow, two figures meet in an embrace so complete that the world around them begins to blur.

Columns, chandeliers and polished floors speak of order and ceremony, yet at the heart of the room something more dangerous unfolds. This is not merely a dance, but an act of surrender — a moment in which desire becomes powerful enough to disturb the stillness of the sacred.

At the edges, angelic presences withdraw into the shadows, unable or unwilling to witness what mortal passion has awakened.

From Book One of The Imaginarium Trilogy, When We Dance Angels Run and Hide evokes the intoxicating force of intimacy: a union so intense that even heaven turns away, leaving the dancers alone inside the spell they have created.

Some dances are performed for the world.

Others are so powerful the world itself recedes.

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.