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Click to see selections from the Datura Series:

These images are from a series of explorations of the blossoms of an angel trumpet plant, also known as brugmansia or tree datura. The flowers release a powerful scent after dark, and contain a hallucinogen as well as a poison that can stop the heart.

Datura H

2000

archival inks on rag paper

25" x 42" (edition of 7)
14" x 23.5" (edition of 15)

Datura C

2000

archival inks on rag paper

20" x 20" (edition of 7)
14" x 14" (edition of 15)

Datura W

2000

archival inks on rag paper

20" x 20" (edition of 7)
14" x 14" (edition of 15)

 

Datura G

2000

archival inks on rag paper

20" x 28" (edition of 7)
14" x 20" (edition of 15)

Datura T

2000

archival inks on rag paper

32" x 42" (edition of 7)
14" x 18" (edition of 15)

 

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