Morphologies is a set of 12 prints made by returning to a single zinc plate over 12 weeks, allowing the surface to change gradually over time. Each stage—etching, aquatint, engraving, chine-collé—reshapes the plate, much like layering and reworking a painting, so forms, edges, and textures continuously shift.
The prints build evolving tonal landscapes using intuitive mark-making, map-like drawings, and impressions from found natural materials such as leaves, twigs, and shells. The process mirrors walking through a place, where perception changes with movement and time, and inner and outer experiences overlap.
The work draws on the idea of fungal intelligence as a painterly metaphor for resilience and transformation. Fungi—constantly growing, mutating, and finding new pathways—inform the imagery as layered, networked forms that connect bodies, buildings, and ecologies. Through this lens, the series reflects on adaptation and survival in the face of ecological and personal uncertainty.
(Text by Himani Gupta)
