Mike Slack
SHRUBS OF DEATH - Print Edition (May 2016)2014, printed 2016

Black and white photograph arranged as an 18-panel grid, each showing a rounded trimmed shrub from progressively closer distances and shifting angles

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped spherical shrub centered in the frame, set in a wood-chip mulch bed with a flat lawn, pathway, and bare trees receding into the background.

Black and white photograph of a densely foliated shrub clipped into a large cube form, set on a wood chip bed with an open lawn and bare trees in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely trimmed spherical shrub centered in the frame, set in a wood-chip mulch bed with a park lawn and bare trees in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely pruned spherical shrub centered in the frame, surrounded by wood chip mulch, with an open lawn, bare trees, and overcast sky in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped rounded shrub centered in a mulched bed, with an open lawn and bare trees visible in the background.

Black and white photograph of a large, densely clipped spherical evergreen shrub set in wood chip mulch, with a lawn, bare trees, and a path visible in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped spherical shrub centered in the frame, set in a mulched bed with a lawn, pathway, and bare trees visible in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely foliated shrub clipped into a rounded mound form, centered on a wood chip mulch bed with a lawn, bare trees, and overcast sky in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely rounded evergreen shrub centered in the frame, rising to a pointed apex, set in a wood chip bed with a flat lawn and bare deciduous trees in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large rounded shrub with dense, finely textured foliage, set in a wood-chip mulched bed, with manicured trees and a paved path visible in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped evergreen shrub centered in the frame, set in a mulched bed with a lawn, driveway, and bare trees receding in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely rounded evergreen shrub in a mulched bed, with a curved pathway and two lollipop-trimmed trees visible in the background.

Black and white photograph of a large, densely foliated rounded shrub set in a wood-chip mulch bed, with a manicured park landscape, curved pathway, and flowering trees visible in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely rounded shrub dominating the frame, set in a mulched bed with lawn, bare trees, and a low building visible in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely foliated evergreen shrub with an irregular rounded form, set in a mulched bed with an open park landscape and bare trees visible in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped dome-shaped shrub centered in the composition, surrounded by wood chip mulch, with a lawn, pathway, and bare trees visible in the background.

Gelatin silver print of a large, densely foliated shrub clipped into a rounded mound form, set in a wood-chip mulch bed with a manicured lawn and bare trees visible in the background.