Polymer gravure etchings on paper. Hand-signed.

James Turrell’s Aqua Oscura (Spring) (2015) is a polymer gravure etching that reflects the artist’s long-standing exploration of perception, light, and spatial awareness. Unlike Turrell’s immersive installations, this work turns attention toward the quiet poetry of nature. Dark silhouettes of leafless tree branches spread across the composition, their intricate networks set against a luminous grey sky. The image appears almost abstract at first glance, dissolving the distinction between reflection and reality, depth and surface. The title, combining the Latin words for water and darkness, suggests a meditative encounter with natural phenomena and the act of seeing itself. Printed in an edition of 30 and hand-signed by the artist, Aqua Oscura (Spring) extends Turrell’s investigation of visual experience into the medium of print, inviting prolonged contemplation of light, atmosphere, and perception.