Hexacoralla I by Ernst Haeckel Gallery Wall Nico Tracey - Architecture Every element serves the whole

Every element serves the whole

Bold outlines contain fields of clashing colour: flesh tones set against vivid blues and greens that pulse with the energy of a summer day

this edition maintains the fine linework and warm tonal gradations of the original

Originally designed as the lid for a biscuit tin

the vivid color and fine linework of this illustration stay sharp and precise

Hexacoralla I by Ernst Haeckel Gallery Wall Nico Tracey - Architecture Every element serves the wholeHexacoralla I is drawn from Haeckel's monumental Kunstformen der Natur series, published in 1904. The plate presents a dense, radially symmetrical arrangement of coral organisms rendered with the exactitude of scientific documentation and the aesthetic control of a practiced draftsman. Pale tentacles and skeletal structures are mapped against a stark background, each specimen positioned to reveal its underlying geometry. The result hovers between