Incollect Magazine - Issue 12

Incollect Magazine 81 La Griffe du Temps I (The Claw of Time I), 2017. Moreau’s ode to the cycle of life. Cabinet in solid oak tinted with Chinese ink in varying intensities to give a sense of movement and depth, with a combed texture. Two carved cracks in gold leaf, cabinet pull and base in solid cast patinated bronze, with base partially covered in carved and tinted oak. Cabinet interior is in black pin oak sourced from a peat bog where it was submerged for centuries, giving it an intensely saturated black hue. The interior drawers are gilded in gold leaf. A unique piece, edition of one, signed.