A macro oyster shell study in slate gray, black, teal, and gold

Abstract oyster art · Macro photography · 2026

Littoral
Fractures

Macro photographs of oyster shells become mineral landscapes—formed by pressure, erosion, and a lifetime beneath the tide.

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Artist statement

What looks like a coastline, fault line, or distant planet began as a discarded oyster shell.

At a scale where the object becomes unfamiliar, calcified layers turn into a record of weather, collision, accretion, and repair. Littoral Fractures asks the viewer to slow down long enough for the ordinary to become unknowable.

Editioned worksLarge format by gallery placement

Selected studies

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Convergence I

2026
02

Rift Study

2026
03

Tidal Record

2026
04

Salt Lens

2026
05

Filament Field

2026
06

Accretion Arc

2026
Vertical macro oyster-shell study in pale gray, blue, and gold

A scale of attention

The closer the surface is observed, the less familiar it becomes.

Each work begins with a single recovered shell and a controlled photographic process. Nothing is painted in; the material supplies its own weather.

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Large-format works from Littoral Fractures are reserved for gallery and institutional placement. A private selection, scale guide, and provenance details are available on request.

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