Back-lit paper dioramas inside of toilet paper tubes by  Anastassia Elias.

 Francesca Pastine

New York-based artist Jordan Eagles works with an unconventional and controversial material to create his crimson artworks—blood. About 15 years ago, the artist was discussing the connection between body and spirit with a friend which led him to ultimately embark on an artistic journey using blood he acquires from animal slaughterhouses. For Eagles, his work is a preservation and display of life and death. According to his statement, “The works become relics of that which was once living, embodying transformation, regeneration, and an allegory of death to life.”

The JJK’s skilled hand crafts imaginary three-dimensional worlds on two-dimensional platforms adorned with props like pencils and other art supplies used to create each image.