Gavin Mitchell | Shadow Moon
Gavin Mitchell | Shadow Moon
Gavin Mitchell
Shadow Moon (Diptych), 2026
Archive print on hand-finished gold leaf board, studio photograph on acrylic, hand-finished box frames
60 x 195 cm
23 5/8 x 76 3/4 in
23 5/8 x 76 3/4 in
Edition of 5
This series focusses on finding beauty in imperfection. The work is inspired by both magic realism in Japanese literary works and ideas of transience and impermanence in traditional Japanese aesthetics....
This series focusses on finding beauty in
imperfection. The work is inspired by both magic realism in Japanese literary
works and ideas of transience and impermanence in traditional Japanese
aesthetics.
Both recognise
that nothing lasts, exploring memory, time, and cyclical or decaying histories
whilst cherishing the beauty in things passing away, evoking a gentle
melancholy and a floating world.
The
artwork is created layering an old Japanese glass plate photograph and scenes
from vintage Japanese silk scrolls which are printed onto gold leaf.
