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Duke and Lume

The Cradle

Reliquaries
Year
2026
Collection
Reliquaries
Medium
Digital painting
Orientation
portrait

The Cradle is the darkest of the Reliquaries — a metallic pod opened in near-blackness, its turquoise heart veiled in gauze while fine roots search the air above. Protection rendered as architecture.

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