Art Print Black Reflection N° 1

Nature repeats its forms again and again, in very different contexts. A marble pattern can call to mind snow-capped mountains, melting glaciers, waves, or vast landscapes. At the same time, it could also appear like a highly magnified structure that is only visible under a microscope.

These similarities are more than a coincidence. Branches, lines, and organic patterns appear time and again – in landscapes, water, ice, plants, or tiny structures. What seems familiar to us at a certain scale can suddenly reappear at an entirely different one.

Marble makes this visual kinship particularly striking. Its patterns are created over millions of years through pressure, heat, and the combination of various minerals. In the process, forms emerge within the stone that surprisingly often resemble images from entirely different parts of nature.

Perhaps this is exactly why marble has fascinated people for so long. It has been used for sculpture and architecture since the Bronze Age.

"Black Reflection," however, does not focus on what has been made out of marble, but on what the stone itself reveals: patterns that recall forms and structures from very different worlds – from vast landscapes to microscopic realms.

• Art print in A3 format, 297 × 420 mm
  
• Risograph print in Zurich, Switzerland
• Lessebo natural paper, 200 g/m²
• Cradle to Cradle Certified® & FSC®-certified paper
• Limited edition: 200 copies
• Swiss Made
• Concept & Design: Bienvenue Studios