The frame closes in on a poplar twig so tightly that the rhythmically arranged scales and dusty catkins turn into an abstract, fish-scale pattern running the full width of the shot. I build the image in a cool range of steel, graphite, and muted blue, with single warm, rust-colored flares along the edges of the scales.
I photograph on the wild meadows of Warsaw. A narrow zone of focus leads the eye diagonally, while the blurred background works like a deep, nocturnal curtain. These are plants considered weeds. Often overlooked, yet look how beautiful they are. Magnification reveals what escapes the naked eye: a hair-like, silvering texture and the soft down of early spring.
The vertical print nicely organizes narrow wall sections — by an entryway, in a hallway, or next to a comfortable armchair.
The photographs are printed on professional, archival papers in limited editions. You can order other size. Print size 29 × 42 cm.