This artwork from the Zen City series presents a striking circular composition reminiscent of a mechanical disk, lens, or motor. Using my Pixel Montage technique, the image is built entirely from fragments of botanical photography—petals, leaves, and stems intricately arranged to simulate a metallic surface. The central form, with its concentric rings and radial details, invites associations with motion, memory, and rotation.
The outer layers suggest the casing of a mechanical component, while the inner patterns draw the eye inward like a vortex or a camera aperture. Yet, what appears to be cold and industrial is made up of living matter, forming an unexpected visual tension. The structure suggests the precision of engineering, but the texture is unmistakably organic.
This duality between natural material and mechanical form lies at the heart of the work. It invites viewers to consider the parallels between technological evolution and biological processes. In this image, machines are not apart from life but expressions of it—circles of energy, systems of memory, and mirrors of nature’s own repeating patterns.
