This piece is a transformed selection from Les Palmiers, a 19th-century botanical series by Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem, into a vivid spectrum of bold abstraction. Originally a study of global palm species, the series celebrated exotic flora through scientific illustration. Now, in a Press Play remix, those same palms explode into bright gradients and surreal hues — turning historical botany into playful pop.
This piece is a transformed selection from Les Palmiers, a 19th-century botanical series by Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem, into a vivid spectrum of bold abstraction. Originally a study of global palm species, the series celebrated exotic flora through scientific illustration. Now, in a Press Play remix, those same palms explode into bright gradients and surreal hues — turning historical botany into playful pop.
Part print lab, part time machine, part treasure hunt, Press Play mixes original works, adapted prints, and a deep curatorial dive through dusty archives in search of forgotten gems and visual oddities from art history’s fringes. Some are entirely our own invention; others are collaborations across centuries.
Art that’s smart, strange, a little subversive—and tastefully irreverent.
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