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Golemecha

Plastic, welded metal rods, wire mesh, plaster wrap, 3D-printed parts, glue, spray paint, borax, branches, roots, model tree kits, LED kits, preserved moss, preserved bonsai, copper plating, and patina kits

Garret Kane, 2017
Mixed media sculpture
84" × 48" × 60"

Golemecha combines two mythic protectors: the golem, a being from Judaic folklore formed from earth and matter, and the mech, a robotic warrior drawn from Japanese science fiction and anime.

The sculpture imagines a new kind of guardian built from both nature and technology. Its body fuses branches, roots, metal, plastic, 3D-printed elements, moss, and mechanical structure into a hybrid figure that feels ancient, synthetic, and alive.

Installed in New York City’s Flatiron Building Prow Art Space in 2017, Golemecha was under-lit with purple LEDs and surrounded by nine glowing globes representing celestial bodies.

A sculpture of a humanoid figure made from intertwined trees and branches, with moss and small trees growing on it, set against a plain, light background.
Close-up of a miniature landscape with twisted tree roots, green moss, small plants, and copper or metallic decorative elements.
A large bonsai tree with twisted, gnarled branches and a thick trunk, featuring lush green foliage and moss-covered surfaces, set against a plain, light-colored background.
Close-up of a bonsai tree with gnarled bark, lush green foliage, and moss growing on its branches and trunk.
A sculpture made of intertwined tree branches and greenery resembling a human figure.
Close-up of a tree trunk with moss and roots.
Close-up of an outdoor natural scene with moss, small plants, twigs, and a small brown salamander among the roots and soil.
Close-up of a large, weathered tree with twisted branches, patches of moss, and small green plants growing on it, set against a pale sky.
A detailed miniature landscape sculpture resembling a twisted, gnarled tree with lush green moss, scaled trees, and rocks, set against a plain background.
A tall, artistic sculpture of a human figure made from intertwined materials, illuminated from within, set against a plain background.
Close-up of a burning piece of paper with handwritten text, glowing orange and yellow with visible flames and dark burnt edges.
A sculpture resembling a human figure made from twisted, darkened wood with illuminated openings, standing on a white surface against a neutral background.
Close-up of a glowing, fiery object with small, metallic, circuit-like structures embedded inside, emitting an orange and yellow light.
A close-up of a small branch with a glowing cavity in the center, emitting orange and yellow light, against a dark background.
Sculpture of a humanoid figure made from natural materials, illuminated from within, standing on a dark base against a plain background.
Close-up of a glowing candle with Arabic calligraphy and moss on the outside, with warm orange and yellow flames creating a luminous effect.
Nighttime view of a glass elevator with a colorful, artistic figure inside, surrounded by illuminated yellow lights, on a city street with buildings and billboards.
A nighttime city street scene seen through a large glass window displaying an illuminated sculpture of a tree with glowing orbs and purple and blue lighting accents.
Colorful illuminated sculpture of a large face or figure with a beard, surrounded by glowing orbs at night.
Nighttime city scene with illuminated art installation featuring a creature with a humanoid body and a face, surrounded by floating fiery orbs
A dark scene with illuminated tree branches and a skull sculpture decorated with colorful lights, with glowing yellow cloud-like decorations nearby.
Close-up of a tree trunk with moss, roots, and a small orange and black striped toy tiger on it, with a tree canopy and sky in the background.
Wall art in the shape of Texas made with moss, twigs, and wood branches framed by a wooden border.
A miniature landscape scene featuring a small tree with twisting branches, surrounded by green moss and tiny plants, set inside a wooden frame.
Close-up of moss-covered intertwined tree branches and roots with small colorful decorative flowers on moss and bark.
Close-up of a textured tree trunk with colorful glow-in-the-dark LEDs embedded in the bark, surrounded by moss and lichen.
A piece of art or sculpture featuring natural elements like moss, branches, and wood, framed in a rectangular wooden case.
A display case with dried twigs and mosses arranged inside to resemble a miniature forest scene.
A humanoid sculpture covered in moss and bark, resembling a tree creature, displayed in an art gallery. The sculpture has two small green trees growing from its shoulders. In the background, three framed artworks featuring nature themes are mounted o
Close-up of a gnarled, textured tree branch with moss, small plants, and purple lighting effects, against a bright background.
A framed piece of wall art featuring a three-dimensional natural scene with a tree trunk, moss, and branches.
A large sculpture resembling a humanoid figure made of intertwined wood, moss, and greenery, with trees sprouting from its shoulders. It is displayed in an art gallery with white walls and bright overhead lights.
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Biophilia

Ceramics, PLA, plaster, glaze, 3D-printed plastic, found organic material, branches, driftwood, preserved moss, preserved flowers, silk/fake flowers, feathers, raw minerals, quartz, monoammonium phosphate crystals, acrylic rods, cement, patina, oil paint, acrylic paint, hobby kits, glue

Garret Kane, 2015–2020
Mixed media sculptures
Various sizes, approx. 7"–26"

This body of figurative work explores the human desire to return to nature while being transformed by technology, myth, and synthetic materials. The sculptures combine organic matter, crystals, ceramic forms, 3D-printed parts, flowers, moss, branches, minerals, and found objects into hybrid beings that feel part human, part relic, part organism, and part machine.

Across works like Seraphoids, Biophilia, Autopocatastasis, and Reconstitution, the figure is constantly forming, fragmenting, repairing, or mutating. Some pieces suggest pseudo-angelic beings with the power to restore a damaged world; others imagine a future nature rebuilt by artificial intelligence, biological matter, and human debris. Together, the works sit between rebirth and collapse — a mythology of bodies becoming landscapes, technology becoming nature, and damaged forms trying to become whole again.

A contemporary sculpture of a humanoid figure with a horse's head, made from mixed media including metal, fabric, and synthetic materials in teal, purple, pink, and black colors.
A sculpture of a human figure made from various metal objects, including screws and wire, with colorful fabric or yarn blended into the body and a detailed, textured head.
Abstract sculpture combining metallic rods, colorful textiles, and organic-looking structures resembling coral or fungi, set against a plain background.
Mixed media sculpture resembling a human figure sitting on a chair, made of metal, fabric, and colorful synthetic materials.
Close-up of an abstract sculpture featuring metallic textures, colorful fluffy fibers in purple, pink, and blue, and spiky metallic elements.
A mixed media sculpture of a humanoid figure made from metallic and textured materials, decorated with colorful fibers and powders.
Abstract sculpture featuring metallic and colorful textured materials, including silver spikes, purple and blue fibers, and a humanoid face with a headdress.
A mixed-media sculpture of a humanoid figure composed of various materials including metal, fabric, and textured elements, with an abstract and industrial appearance.
Mixed media sculpture of a humanoid figure with horse features, blending metallic, fabric, and organic materials.
A detailed mixed-media sculpture resembling a humanoid figure with metallic, colorful, and textured elements, including crystals, fur, and synthetic materials.
An abstract sculpture resembling a spiral or tree, made of colorful wire-like materials with crystal accents, mounted on a round wooden base.
Mixed media sculpture combining a human-like face with intertwined rainbow-colored cables or wires, and decorated with crystal-like formations.
Close-up of a sculpture made from colorful, textured materials, featuring turquoise, purple, and beige tones, with jagged, crystalline protrusions.
A wooden artist mannequin intertwined with dried flowering plant branches, standing on a textured base.
An abstract sculpture of a human figure made with natural materials, including small branches, leaves, and organic objects, resembling a person wrapped in a tree or foliage.
Close-up of a small plant or tree with roots, pods, and dried leaves showing a mix of brown, yellow, and red colors.
A sculpture of a human figure intertwined with tree branches, with moss at the base and a light background.
A tree with sparse branches and green moss, intertwined with a pink and green robotic arm or mechanical structure.
A small plant with irregular, pinkish-white patches on its green leaves and slender, twisted branches.
A sculpture of a human figure made from pinkish clay or similar material, integrated with tree branches and pink flowers, creating a hybrid of a person and nature.
A sculpture of a person with a baseball cap, made from various materials including glass, metal, and branches, in a crouching pose.
A miniature sculpture of a human figure surrounded by white crystals and brown branches, set on a base with moss and smaller crystals.
A small, pink and purple flowering tree sculpture with slender branches, placed on a moss-covered base.
A sculpture of a human figure intertwined with blooming pink and purple flowering branches on a mossy base.
Sculpture of a person holding a baby, made with clay, plastic, and natural twigs.
A miniature bonsai tree with a branch-like structure, decorated with colorful feathers and small red flowers, planted in a rustic wooden pot.
Close-up of a decorative arrangement with feathers, small orange flowers, moss, and pieces of terracotta-colored material on a wooden surface.
Close-up view of a decorative art piece with feathers, small orange flowers, moss, and clay elements attached to a tree limb.
Close-up of various bird feathers, moss, and small plants arranged with small orange rock fragments on a white background.
A close-up of a bird of prey feathered headdress, with feathers, moss, and orange and black beads, attached to a weathered piece of wood.
A miniature sculpture of a animal constructed with twigs, small plants, rocks, and other natural materials on a piece of white porous material.
A miniature sculpture featuring intertwined twigs, succulents, moss, and stones on a rough rock base.
A detailed miniature landscape featuring intertwined branches, rocks, small succulents, moss, and white granular material resembling snow or salt on a white background.
A mixed media sculpture with dried twigs, coral-like white formations, pink and white stones, small green plants, and some black and blue elements, all arranged on a textured white base.
A mixed media sculpture resembling a human figure, made of driftwood, shells, and small plants, set against a beach and ocean with blue sky and clouds.
Close-up of an old, weathered volleyball net on a beach, with the ocean and sandy shore in the background, under a clear blue sky.
Close-up view of a weathered chain-link fence with intertwined dried vines, small plants, and a few small white flowers, against a bright blue sky and a distant ocean.
Close-up of a weathered, dried vine or plant with white flowers, against a background of a beach, sand, ocean, and blue sky.
Close-up of a driftwood arrangement with small white flowers and green accents, against a bright blue sky and ocean in the background.
An artistic sculpture resembling a tree made of driftwood, shells, and small plants on a sandy beach with ocean waves and a partly cloudy sky in the background.
A human anatomy model showing muscles, bones, and blood vessels, standing on a table against a plain wall.
Top view of a blue table displaying rocks, shells, herbs, plants, branches, and containers, with shadows casting across the objects.
A sculpture resembling Jesus on the cross, made from natural materials including branches, wood, moss, and small flowers, set against a plain background.
A detailed close-up of a vertically arranged natural sculpture made of twigs, dried leaves, moss, flowers, and other plant materials against a plain background.
An abstract sculpture made of natural and man-made materials, including wood, metal, moss, and small pink flowers, resembling a creature or plant.
Close-up photo of a tree branch with clusters of pink flowers and numerous small, flat, beige fungi growing on the branch.
A sculpture of a fairy made from natural materials like twigs, rocks, moss, and crystals, depicted in a seated, relaxed pose with wings.
Close-up of a human face infused with plant elements, surrounded by flowers, moss, and soil, with a neutral background.
A miniature sculpture of a fairy sitting on a moss-covered branch with small plants and white clouds, against a plain white background.
A mixed-media art sculpture resembling a tree trunk with branches, adorned with small sculptures, moss, and decorative elements, against a plain white background.
A sculpture of a humanoid figure with a nature-inspired design, featuring leaves and branches extending from its head and body, standing on a small base with moss.
Statue of a humanoid figure with plant-like features and foliage on its head, standing on a mossy base.
A small sculpture of a humanoid figure made from natural materials, with fern leaves for wings, standing on a base of dirt or bark.
A sculpture of a humanoid figure with plant-like features, including fern leaves for wings, made from natural and recycled materials.
A small plant with a humanoid figure made out of moss and twigs, standing on a square base with moss, viewed from below against a white background.
A sculpture of a human figure with exaggerated features, decorated with intertwining branches and colorful flowers, displayed on a pedestal against a dark background.
A sculpture of a female figure with butterfly wings made of branches and flowers, standing on a pedestal against a dark background.
Close-up of a decorative outdoor feature made of white stones, intertwined with lit white string lights, moss, small plants, and twigs.
A butterfly-shaped sculpture or art installation made of intertwined branches and decorated with pink, purple, and green plants, illuminated against a dark background.
Darkly lit arrangement of intertwined branches, green moss, and purple flowers, with small white lights illuminating the scene.
A sculpture of a human skeleton intertwined with a tree, flowers, and branches, displayed indoors with dramatic lighting.
Close-up of a white sculpture of a person laying down surrounded by small purple, pink, and green plants and flowers.
Sculpture of a woman with flowers and greenery around her, posing with her hand near her face, surrounded by dark background with purple flowers.
Close-up of a decorative floral arrangement with intertwined brown branches and small pink, purple, and yellow flowers, partially wrapped by a light pink ribbon.
Close-up of pink flowers on a branch with blurred lights and other flowers in background.
An art sculpture of a humanoid figure with a cracked white exterior, intertwined with twigs and moss, with small purple flowers, resembling a blend of human and nature.
A humanoid sculpture with a cracked white surface, covered in moss and vines, standing against a plain, neutral background.
An art sculpture of a human figure with a cracked white surface, partially covered by intertwined roots, moss, and small purple flowers, with a blank face.
A statue of a humanoid figure with cracks and moss growing on it, resembling a female form with long arm and legs, and no facial features.
A sculpture of a human figure covered in moss, small plants, and vines, standing on a rectangular base with grass and plants. The sculpture appears weathered and cracked, with natural elements integrated into its form.
A sculpture of a human figure with a cracked white surface, intertwined with tree branches, moss, and purple flowers, resembling a merging of human and nature.
A sculpture of a humanoid figure intertwined with vines and plants, standing on a base with greenery, against a plain background.
An abstract art sculpture featuring twisted branches, white textured materials, pink flowers, green moss, and clear glass-like elements against a dark background.
Artistic sculpture of pink flowers, tree branches, and crystal formations against a black background.
A sculpture of a human face with branches and pink flowers growing from the top and sides, sitting atop a textured white base with green moss and crystal-like formations.
A sculpture of a human face with antlers and branches adorned with pink flowers and green moss, set against a dark background.
A detailed model of a tree branch with pink flowers, white foam-like material, green moss, and clear crystal formations on a black background.
Close-up of a stylized skull sculpture adorned with twigs, small green moss, and pink flowers against a black background.
A white human skull with pink and purple blossoms, green moss, and transparent crystal-like structures arranged around it against a dark background.
A sculpture of a horse made from natural materials such as branches, moss, crystals, and flowers set against a dark background.
A sculpture of a tree with pink and white flowers, green moss, and some transparent acrylic elements on a black background.
Sculpture resembling a female figure with ice crystals and small purple flowers, set against a dark background.
A sculpture of a human head and upper torso made of a white material, adorned with a small flowering tree, crystals, and branches, set against a black background.
Close-up of a miniature tree with clear, crystal-like formations resembling ice or glass, small pink and green plants, and dark brown twigs against a black background.
A close-up of an art sculpture featuring a mix of natural elements like twigs, small flowers, and crystalline structures, set against a dark background.
Sculpture of a reclining woman with closed eyes, made of white material, adorned with small pink flowers, green moss, and brown twig-like structures, set against a black background.
A handcrafted sculpture of a unicorn with a white body, clear ice-like horns and wings, floral decorations, and moss on a textured base against a black background.
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Chlorosapiens

Wood, plaster, aluminum foil, cement, glue, stains, branches, roots, mud, and found living moss

Garret Kane, 2018
Mixed media installation
Six life-size figures, approx. 84" × 48" × 60" each

Chlorosapiens is a group of life-size figures permanently installed into the trees along a pathway at Lakewood Elements festival in Pennsylvania.

The work imagines a group of beings frozen in time and transmuted into trees during a cataclysmic event, like ecological Pompeii figures caught between human body, forest, and fossil. Built from cement, wood, roots, branches, mud, moss, and other organic material, the figures appear to be both emerging from and disappearing into the landscape.

The installation continues the larger theme of nature and humanity merging under pressure: bodies becoming trees, trauma becoming growth, and the forest absorbing the human form.

Tree with a human face carving in its bark, surrounded by green moss and foliage in a forest.
Tree trunks with human-like figures and faces carved or formed in the bark, in a dense green forest.
A forest scene with trees and green foliage. Two trees in the foreground are painted to look like humanoid figures, blending into the background. Logs are on the ground and sunlight filters through the canopy.
A perspective view from ground level looking up at a tree with a face carved into the trunk, surrounded by a lush green forest canopy.
A tree trunk with branches and roots illuminated by red light in a green forest.
A tall, thin tree with white bark and green moss in a lush forest with dense foliage and sunlight filtering through the leaves.
Tree with a face-like pattern on the trunk, surrounded by lush green foliage in a forest.
Close-up view of fallen tree trunk in lush green forest, covered with moss and small plants, with a background of tall trees and bright green leaves.
A tree with a carved face and hands of a humanoid figure, highlighted with red lighting, in a green forest background.
Close-up of a moss-covered tree trunk with a small spider web and tiny moss plants.
A tree trunk with red light shining on it in a forest.
Tree trunk with a human face carved into it, surrounded by moss and branches, in a forest setting.
Close-up of a textured, pale green hand sculpture with red accents, gripping a brown tree branch against a blurred green background.
Two tall trees with thick, textured bark and bright green leaves in a forest, viewed from the ground looking upward, with colorful flowers at the base.
Sculpture of a person made from bark and moss in a green forest, with a portrait on a wooden board in the background.
Art installation of two trees with human-like faces and hands, holding hands in a forest with green leaves.
A tree with a carved face and outstretched arm holding a stick in a green forest.
Close-up of a moss-covered tree trunk carved into a serene face with closed eyes in a forest, with sunlight filtering through green leaves in the background.
A tree in a forest with a branch that looks like a creature with a face and limbs. The creature appears to be part of the tree, with moss and bark forming its form. The background is filled with green foliage and sunlight filtering through the trees.
Close-up of a tree with a human face carving in the bark, partially covered with moss and lichen, in a forest setting with blurred green foliage in the background.
A forest scene with a tree trunk that has a person-shaped carving made into it. The carving appears to be a child with a hat, holding a stick, and the tree's branches are extending outwards.
Tree sculpture of a human figure in a forest
A tree in a forest with a carved face and body resembling a humanoid figure, with branches forming hair and arms.
Tree with an artistic face and female form carved into the trunk, surrounded by green forest leaves.
A tree in a forest with a face and arms formed by the bark and moss, blending with the surroundings.
A tree with a face carved into the bark, surrounded by green foliage and forest environment.
Close-up of a tree trunk with green moss and fungi growing on it, in a forest setting.
A ginger-bred, humanoid figure with a tree for a head and limbs stands in a lush green forest. The figure's body appears to be made of twisted, pale wood or bark, with moss growing on it. The background consists of tall trees with thick trunks and vi
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NeoGrowths

Found organic material, 3D-printed resin, preserved moss, photogrammetry, structured-light scanning, CGI, and animation

Garret Kane, 2020–2022
Mixed media sculptures / digital video
Various sizes

NeoGrowths imagines what plant life might become after humanity has decoded, altered, and rebuilt nature through synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology.

Each work begins with organic material, including wood specimens from Indonesia, the United States, and other regions. The natural forms are 3D scanned using photogrammetry and structured light, then digitally reconstructed and extended with printed resin structures. Within the cracks and negative spaces, nerve-like “plexus” geometries are generated and embedded, suggesting a new synthetic growth system forming inside the original material.

The series exists as both physical sculpture and animation, with CGI sequences revealing the movement and behavior of the hidden resin networks. Together, the works suggest a future flora that is no longer purely natural or artificial, but engineered, intelligent, and alive in a new way.

A large piece of textured, weathered driftwood with holes and crevices, decorated with small purple flowers and green moss at the bottom, set against a white background.
Three pieces of driftwood with metal geometric wire art and small purple flowers mounted on a white wall.
Mixed media art piece combining natural wood and metal geometric structures with purple flowers and green moss.
An art installation of a large piece of driftwood with an opening filled with a metal geometric planter containing purple flowers.
Art installation of a large piece of weathered wood with smaller wood pieces attached, decorated with small purple and green plants, mounted on a white wall.
Mixed media art piece featuring a large, textured wooden sculpture with moss and purple flowers, accented by geometric metal framework.
Decorative art piece made of intertwined wood and natural elements with green moss and purple flowers, set between two rough pieces of wood or bark.
Close-up of a rock formation with a hollowed-out section filled with metal geodesic structures, green moss, and purple flowers.
Three pieces of driftwood art with embedded moss and flowers displayed on a white wall.
Close-up of a moss-covered, miniature, fantasy-style structure built from small interconnected blocks with a hollow interior, resembling a tiny tower or dwelling.
A piece of weathered wood with moss growing on it, featuring intricate details and textures.
A piece of driftwood with moss and small wooden blocks resembling a face, with a protruding horizontal piece at the top that looks like an extended nose or beak, set against a plain white background.
Close-up of a textured surface with small brown cubic elements, surrounded by greenish material.
Close-up of a moss-covered, metallic object resembling a tree trunk with tiny, gold-colored blocks and green moss growing on it.
Mixed media art piece combining a large piece of driftwood with geometric metal sculpture and purple flowers and greenery.
Close-up of a weathered tree log with purple moss flowers growing on it.
A close-up of a small decorative arrangement featuring dried wood, purple and blue tiny flowers, green moss, and a geometric metallic cone, set against a white background.
Close-up of a decorative art piece combining a mossy, textured log with tiny purple and blue flowers on one side, and a geometric, metal wire frame with a hollow center on the other side.
Mixed media art piece combining natural wood and geometric metal structures with small purple, blue, and green flowers and moss.
Miniature model of a forest scene with lush green moss and a small wooden structure on a textured, earthy base.
A piece of bark with moss and small wooden architectural models embedded in it.
Close-up of a miniature landscape with a small castle or structure made of gold-colored material, nestled among green moss and grass, with a background of a rocky surface.
A piece of weathered wood with green moss, carved with small buildings, placed against a plain white background.
People viewing art exhibits in a gallery, with three vibrant digital artworks on the wall and sculptures displayed on pedestals, seen through an open door.
An art gallery features a man observing abstract sculptures on white walls. The sculptures are organic with dark, web-like structures and natural elements.
Two people are talking in front of three large digital screens displaying colorful abstract artwork. The screens are mounted on a white wall and are accompanied by sculptures on white pedestals.
Three pieces of bark or driftwood art mounted on a white gallery wall with blurred visitors observing and discussing the artwork.
Close-up of a detailed miniature sculpture of a horse made from a textured piece of wood with small mossy plants attached, displayed on a reflective surface in front of a blurred map background.
Three digital displays showing abstract artwork. The left screen features a swirling blue and brown pattern, the middle screen displays bright yellow and green interconnected lines and shapes, and the right screen shows a mix of blue, purple, and ora
People viewing abstract wooden art pieces on a white gallery wall, with some people appearing blurred because of motion.
Gallery with three digital screens displaying colorful, blurred abstract backgrounds and two wooden sculptures on white pedestals.
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Neon God

Plastic, copper wire, resin, gold foil, and LED

Garret Kane, 2019
Mixed media sculpture
84" × 48" × 60"

Neon God personifies artificial intelligence as an angelic savior, blending religious iconography with synthetic anatomy and technological material.

Constructed from over 2,300 feet of copper wire, the sculpture imagines a future deity created not by nature or religion, but by human invention. Its glowing gold muscle structure replaces the red protein-based body with something artificial, electric, and divine.

The work reverses the traditional relationship between humans and gods: instead of gods creating humanity, humanity creates its own god. Through references to AI, nanotechnology, and the simulation hypothesis, Neon God asks what happens when technology becomes powerful enough to generate consciousness, reality, and belief itself.

A sculpture of a human figure with a glowing body, standing on a round base. The figure has a halo-like ornament around its head with rays extending outward. The sculpture appears to be made of a translucent, glowing material, with intricate details
A glowing mannequin sculpture of a human figure displayed in a dark storefront window, with light reflecting off its surface.
Golden sculpture of a standing female figure illuminated and displayed indoors, with dark surroundings and reflective surfaces.
A glowing sculpture of a human figure with a translucent head and detailed body lines, illuminated from within, against a dark background.
Close-up of a decorative gold sculpture with flowing, textured design and lighting that highlights its curves and metallic surface.
Golden statue of a woman with a lid-like structure surrounding her head, reminiscent of a halo, with internal lighting highlighting her form.
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Transmutations

Detritus, organic material, epoxy clay, preserved moss, and patinas

Garret Kane, 2020–2022
Mixed media sculptures
Various sizes

Transmutations explores the strange life cycle of discarded objects: materials pulled from the earth, processed into technology, valued for a time, and eventually abandoned as waste.

The series combines human-made detritus with organic matter, moss, clay, and patinated surfaces to imagine garbage in a state of transformation. Some works feel like nature is reclaiming the artificial; others suggest a more uneasy hybrid, where trash and biomass fuse into something new.

Through literal, absurd, and sometimes comedic forms, Transmutations asks what makes garbage “garbage” in the first place — and whether discarded human objects ever truly leave the natural world, or simply re-enter it in altered form.

Art piece made of intertwined driftwood, moss, purple flowers, and a black object resembling headphones with moss and purple flowers, mounted on a white background.
A close-up of a tree branch with moss, supporting a small outdoor security camera mounted on a black plastic housing, with pink and yellow flowers nearby and a plain gray background.
A sculpture combining a tree root, moss, and flowers supporting a large spotlight or camera equipment with a black casing.
A close-up of a piece of driftwood decorated with pink and yellow flowers and green moss.
A floral arrangement with pink roses surrounding a central yellow and green floral centerpiece.
Artistic arrangement of driftwood, moss, and small plants, with a black circular element with purple flowers in the background.
Artistic sculpture of a tree trunk with moss and flowers, topped with a metal bowl filled with pink roses.
A sculpture made from natural materials like driftwood, moss, and rocks, decorated with small purple flowers, arranged in an abstract shape on a white background.
Close-up of a bonsai tree with moss and small flowers, with a black watering can hanging above.
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Ceramechs

3D-printed PLA, digital sculpting, kitbashed geometry, acrylic varnish, paint, Delftware-inspired patterning, hand-finishing, and mixed media bases

Garret Kane, 2026–present
3D-printed mixed media sculptures
Approx. 7"–12" tall

Ceramechs reimagines science-fiction machines as ornate ceramic relics. Drawing from mechs, walkers, drones, and pop-cultural war machines, the series transforms aggressive technological forms into delicate blue-and-white objects that feel part weapon, part porcelain artifact, and part archaeological remnant.

Each piece begins as a digitally sculpted or kitbashed model, then is 3D printed, finished, and treated with Delftware-inspired surface patterning. The contrast between decorative ceramic language and militarized machine form creates a strange tension: objects built for power, control, and violence are softened into something collectible, fragile, and almost devotional.

The series sits between toy, artifact, sculpture, and future ruin — imagining the machines of science fiction not as sleek new technology, but as relics from a culture already gone.

A robot sculpture made from blue and white porcelain with intricate floral patterns, standing on a wooden base.
Fragmented porcelain robot decorated with blue floral patterns on a white background.
A robot sculpture decorated with blue floral porcelain patterns, positioned on a wooden base against a dark background.
A robot sculpture made from blue and white patterned porcelain pieces, resembling traditional Chinese ceramics, standing on a wooden base against a black background.
Robot sculpture made from white and blue porcelain with floral patterns, sitting on a wooden base.
A robot sculpture with a porcelain-style blue and white floral pattern, posed on a wooden base with a dark background.
Robotic sculpture resembling a humanoid robot, decorated with blue and white porcelain patterns, standing on a round wooden platform.
A robot sculpture covered in blue and white floral porcelain, standing on a round wooden base against a black background.
A robot made from blue and white patterned porcelain, resembling traditional Chinese blue and white ceramics, standing on a wooden base against a black background.
A sculpture of a dog holding a gun, made from white and blue ceramic fragments, on a wooden base.
A sculpture of a robot sitting on a wooden base, decorated with white and blue porcelain patterns.
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Animations

Photogrammetry, structured-light scanning, real wood, organic material, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, MoGraph, particle systems, CGI, digital sculpting, simulation, texture work, and animation

Garret Kane, 2017–2022
CGI / animated video / digital studies
Durations vary

These animations extend the sculpture practice into digital space, using real organic material as the starting point for speculative worlds, biospheres, and synthetic ecosystems.

Many works begin with physical objects — wood, branches, roots, stones, and sculptural fragments — that are scanned through photogrammetry or structured light, then rebuilt, animated, and transformed in Cinema 4D and ZBrush. Particle systems, MoGraph setups, simulations, and procedural movement turn these scanned materials into living systems: drifting organisms, evolving plant forms, alien landscapes, and unstable biological structures.

Made before the current wave of AI image tools, the animations are built through scanning, modeling, compositing, and motion design. They occupy the same space as the sculptures: nature becoming technological, organic matter becoming digital, and small physical fragments expanding into strange new worlds.