Specimen 11

Two dark rosettes connect through long, curling stems, their repeated leaves gathering into almost mechanical patterns. The pale background makes every bend and edge legible, while charcoal shading gives the forms an impressive sense of depth. Bell’s botanical vocabulary becomes a study in repetition and variation: two related structures, each with its own scale and rhythm. The result sits between a plant specimen and an imagined organism, familiar enough to recognize and unusual enough to keep examining.