Teeth Grating hypha-gallery-farringdon Neither predator nor prey

Neither predator nor prey

Yellow and cream marks explode upward from this tree or bodily shape

these too can only be read by eye and hand

and trees tell a story of steady resilience

part of a closed cycle of destruction and rebirth

Teeth Grating hypha-gallery-farringdon Neither predator nor preyLips curled, teeth bared, flesh blending and resisting at once. Behind them, a red backdrop flares with fire like forms, tongues, petals, or wounds radiating heat and pressure in a tight warm space. Faces slip between tenderness and aggression, beauty and monstrosity, both balancing a fine line which could tip at any moment. Teeth grating expresses internal resistance, suppressed rage, the unbearable friction between closeness and pain.