Darko
10" x 10" x 3.5"
With a gaze that pierces and a body part vapor, Darko invites you into a twilight realm of half-remembered dreams. Salvaged optics and eerie textures conjure a world where time breaks down and meaning flickers at the edge of the frame. Inspired by the surreal spirit of Donnie Darko, this piece blurs creature, machine, and myth.
10" x 10" x 3.5"
With a gaze that pierces and a body part vapor, Darko invites you into a twilight realm of half-remembered dreams. Salvaged optics and eerie textures conjure a world where time breaks down and meaning flickers at the edge of the frame. Inspired by the surreal spirit of Donnie Darko, this piece blurs creature, machine, and myth.
10" x 10" x 3.5"
With a gaze that pierces and a body part vapor, Darko invites you into a twilight realm of half-remembered dreams. Salvaged optics and eerie textures conjure a world where time breaks down and meaning flickers at the edge of the frame. Inspired by the surreal spirit of Donnie Darko, this piece blurs creature, machine, and myth.
List of Materials:
Reclaimed camera lens and mechanical components
Printed or painted image of a rabbit/humanoid figure
Cradled wood panel and textured collage
Crinkled paper overlay
Wires and circuit board fragments
Batik on paper
Hand-carved black sculptural hand (mounted inside shadowbox)
Matte black and blue palette with luminous accents
Darko is a brooding assemblage that channels a surreal, cinematic presence. A rabbit-like figure—ghostly and semi-obscured—emerges from a darkened landscape, rendered in midnight hues. To its side, an exposed lens and mechanical remnants of a camera eye loom from a shadowbox, merging analog vision with haunting stillness. The surface textures evoke scorched skies and dreamlike environments, hinting at a narrative both dystopian and divine.