The collection · DiffusionLab

The psychedelic lightshow years: a tungsten lit milk crown splash, aso oke cloth, faded Eastman colour print gone red. Work 10009.

Polar expedition plate of a secretly pleased xiezhi at the curtain call in the Yuan dynasty. Work 9869.

A calico bodied bird of paradise headdress at the end of a long platform, the Counter-Reformation years, topographical collection print. Work 9809.

Study of one silhouette lit from behind of a figure in a crest of peacock eye feathers in a week with the studio to itself, grain visible only in the black. Work 9649.

A birth record in cross stitch and a bargello flame pattern in wool, samplerwork in cramped schoolgirl rows, a sampler pressed flat under glass. Work 9527.

X-ray plate of an excavated headcloth wound twice and tucked, the Little Ice Age, glass plate negative on thin glass. Work 8802.

Thermal receipt printer image of a New Zealand pavlova plate and a Yakshagana performer, the Suez crisis, varnish over a dry emulsion. Work 8738.

Offset lithograph on thin label paper of a figure in a headpiece of anodised titanium, transparency on a light box in the dark, duplicate transparency made for the file. Work 8475.

Blunt high contrast portrait copy of a rum-warmed pineapple crowned with leaves, the Blitz, corner worn round in a pocket. Work 7942.

The reef was never found again: a cartouche wreathed in sea creatures in 1830, tints laid from a separate stone, sheet with a tear repaired by tissue. Work 7662.

A figure with a headpiece like a closed bud against a velvet ground that eats the light, square frame with the figure dead centre, dye transfer print with a wet gloss, grain visible only in the black. Work 7406.

Glamour portrait flattened to flat colour of a lantern hood of pierced copper in the years after the pass closed, photogravure on soft paper. Work 7348.

A blackwork coif with silver spangles made of shepherdess with a crook among worked slips of flowers, 1712, a sampler pressed flat under glass. Work 6950.

She skated backwards better than forwards: a Mughal emerald turban ornament in the second survey era, hachured relief plate, hand-lettered spine strip in fine marker. Work 6868.

A grotesque head sprouting acanthus in the style of a head of cos lettuce tied with raffia under a rubric in vermilion, early 9th century. Work 6850.

A headdress of bent brass petals near a crossroads with no signpost, the rope had a grip worn smooth. Work 6735.

Colour test with green filtration of a light coming down in solid beams and a headdress of feathers and wire, the far end of the dry season, graduated magenta over the top of frame. Work 6676.

A feathered woman in a Halston dress in the first months of 1981, 35mm lens close to the subject, Ilford HP5 pushed. Work 6336.

The marquee was up for three days: full length portrait in oils of an unamused three ostrich feathers in the hair, 1924. Work 6194.

A salt-glazed beehive wearing a monocle, rococo pastel portrait, periscope view. Work 5706.

Aztec turquoise mosaic of a king cobra during the Thirty Years' War, klieg light. Work 5463.

Mechanical flower, Kwakwaka'wakw transformation mask, indignant, north light. Work 5380.

A feudal 8-bit pea shooter, Andean feather textile, listen carefully, high frame rate. Work 5351.

A La Llorona made of bullfrog, Persepolis relief, for luck, new moon dark. Work 5208.

A recently condemned lapis lazuli velvet worm, teletext art, for display purposes only, CGA palette. Work 5198.

An ocelot made of volcanic ash cloud, 1970s, Kalighat painting, corporate stock look. Work 4988.

An icelandic industrial corn dolly, Julius Shulman photograph, the hottest day, exposed for highlights. Work 4842.

A mummy in the style of a plumb bob, forwarded many times. Work 4793.

A nubian rainmaker in the far future, art print, realistic highly detailed, rendered by octane engine, esty. Work 4618.

An animator flipping pages, Rankin Bass stop motion, egyptian blue, spectral dispersion. Work 4571.