Budd's Beauties & Beasts

In the dense, humid jungles of Meriem Cooper's world, the line between predator and prey is a matter of perspective. The explorer moves through the foliage, her state of undress a natural condition of the environment rather than a choice. Her encounters with the local fauna and other inhabitants are brief, visceral clashes of survival. Elsewhere, the forms of other legendary figures from distant realms are rendered in a similar, primal light. The focus remains on the physicality of the moment—the tension in a limb, the predatory gaze of a creature, the raw texture of the untamed land. It is a world defined by immediate sensation and unfiltered presence.