Cranial Aperture | Element Dark 29

A black ink engraving of a head tipped upside down, its top peeled back like a sleeve. A large fist reaches in from above and a second hand grips the stretched skin near the eyebrow, pulling it open to a dark, grainy hollow streaked with fine vertical lines. The face below is calm, with a closed, blank eye, a small moustache and a neat mouth, all shaded in tight hatching. It sits on cream paper with a light, mottled texture, with a pale grey strip down each side.

It's strange, quiet and very detailed, the kind of print you notice something new in each week. It suits a study desk, a shelf of books or the wall by a reading chair, where the black and cream keep things calm. Pair it with Ocular Archive from Element Dark, which shares the series' dark, studied mood.

• Printed on 350 GSM matte cardstock, so there's no glare under room lights.
• Unframed prints come with pre-applied peel-and-stick tape on the back, so no nails needed.
• Available in A6, A5, A4 and A3, and in A4 or A3 with a black gallery frame.