Metamorphosis

Large Single colour (black) linocut
Hand printed on Holland paper

Approx A3 size.

Please note paper sizes will vary slightly but will generally have a minimum 3cm border around the printed image

Limited Edition of 25

Part of a series of work imagining the transformation of the Rex Nemorensis into a foliate being, absorbed by a sacred oak tree.

The Rex Nemorensis (“king of Nemi”) was a priest of the goddess Diana, by the shores of Lake Nemi. The priest was king of the sacred grove by the lake. No one was to break off any branch of a certain sacred oak, except that if a runaway slave did so, he could engage the Rex Nemorensis in mortal combat. If the slave prevailed, he became the next king for as long as he could, become part of the wood and in turn, defeat future challengers.

This print is a reinterpretation of a recent painting I made.