Description: A darkly evocative compendium of images exploring natural, constructed, imaginary, and subconscious underworlds, curated by renowned image collector and social media figure Stephen Ellcock.
Brief description: Renowned image alchemist Stephen Ellcock is a London-based curator, writer, researcher, and online collector of images who has spent the last decade creating an ever-expanding virtual museum of art that is open to all via social media. His ongoing attempt at creating the ultimate social media "Cabinet of Curiosities" has attracted more than half a million followers. He is also the author of Elements, Underworlds, and The Cosmic Dance.
Review Quotes: An eclectic yet coherent collection of images ranging from dizzying ossuaries, to nightmarish animals of the deep sea, to the soothing colors of agates, to the sophisticated structures of mycorrhizal fungi... The result is a dreamlike atmosphere and a trove of information that will leave readers with a newfound connection to the realms below us.-- "BookPage (starred review)" (12/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)