You are Eternity by Marcy Palmer
This project is an exploration of beauty as an antidote for personal and political crisis.
In times of heartache, disaster, impasse, many turn to the idea of beauty in the natural world as a place of refuge.
These images are made from plants and flowers, which are photographed, printed on vellum, and hand-applied with 24k gold leaf, varnish, and wax to create the final images. The project is inspired by Anna Atkins’s botanical studies as well as surrealist photographers who manipulated imagery and materials such as Florence Henri, Dora Maar, and Maurice Tabard.
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