Marilyse

Wild, alien form by Sakura, whose work over the last two decades with intaglio printing has conjured onto paper a variety of strange and fascinating creatures. Large eyeballs on thin limbs extend over a single, encompassing mouth — the oversized elements and dual, dripping uvulas adding a sexualised tone that is subtly reinforced by Sakura’s common usage of female names (this is “Marilyse”) for his work.