The Pincers

The Pincers

  • 120 x 60 cm

The Pincers reveals the striking details of a scorpion from an unfamiliar perspective. Through macro photography, its two pincers become imposing forms, their intense red tones emerging dramatically from the surrounding darkness. Fine textures, tiny hairs and reflections normally difficult to notice are brought into focus, transforming a small subject into something almost monumental. The composition plays with symmetry, tension and scale, with the opposing pincers creating the impression of a confrontation. The darkness isolates their shape and texture, giving the photograph a mysterious, almost alien quality.

Circa. 2025
Photograph
Scorpion's pincers

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