Inspired by the 21st century couturier, Iris van Herpen at Queensland’s GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art), Brisbane, I present a modest collection of organic poems and images from the exhibition.

sinuous
serene
cerulean
silken
symbiotic
sirens
sway

languid lascivious
layered lame
Luddites languish

opulent
oceanic
organza
orifices
open

couture conjures
cantankerous
carnivorous
crêpe crustacea

entranced
elfin effigies
encased
entombed
encrusted