Beneath a lattice of branches and smoke-colored sky, fragile flora press upward through the leafrot and grit. Their forms — flushed with iron and pollen tones — seem less like growth than resistance. Neither ornamental nor serene, this AI-inflected photograph by Duncan Rawlinson wrestles with quiet conflict, the way beauty sometimes surfaces where it’s least welcome.
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