Raena Abella

I’ve always been enamoured by
of the sea, moreso with
what lurks beneath. Denizens
like this, whose stark tentacles
reveal as much as they conceal.
Who dream in living colour
within the nourishing deep:
embracing sailors’ nightmares,
limbs frozen in darkened time.

Raena Abella - Trois Couers
Trois Couers
Ambrotype wetplate collodion positive on glass
10.5 x 8.5 in / 26.7 x 21.59 cm (Individually)
31.5 x 25.5 in / 80 x 64.8 cm (as triptych)
2020