Animus Lux
-The Ochsman Collection-
Animus Lux is the debut Ochsman Collection. It is a series of Kate’s most personal work.
Life is about seeing and being seen. Acceptance. The same flame of light exists in every being - human and animal alike. We are no different from “the other.” This series asks us to see a facet of ourselves reflected back in the animal. For in connection and inclusivity, we shed outdated and poisonous perspectives of “the other.”
Animus Lux is looking into yourself, accepting yourself, shadow and light. You can only meet others to the level at which you can meet yourself. The only cure for our ailing world, a world plagued by ego, control, greed, dominance, exploitation - the wicked celebration of otherness - is to embrace the other in an proclamation of the truth of life. We are all the same. We are all shadow and light. We all make mistakes and we all try. Peace in the world, comes from peace within the self.
As within, so without.
Every image is available in a limited edition of 22 prints varying in size. Each print is produced with archival inks on museum-quality paper, signed, numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
To acquire a piece of Animus Lux, please submit an inquiry below for pricing and availability.
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A King of Kings
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Craig is one of the last giants, carrying tusks that belong to another time. To stand before him is to feel both wonder and fragility, as if the world is holding its breath. His gentle nature and wise, powerful presence leaves you humbled, aware that such magnificence may never walk the earth again. Thank you, Craig, for being an ambassador for the wild.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
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Venus in Scorpio
Pantanal, Brazil
There is a power in what we cannot tame, and she carries it with silent grace. Her presence speaks of passion and shadow, the kind that pulls you into your inner depth. In her gaze, endings feel like beginnings, and the unknown becomes a place of strange safety. To follow her is to surrender to transformation, trusting that what must die will give rise to something more alive than before.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
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The Reckoning
Maasai Mara, Kenya
There is no safety here, only a truth we try to outrun: danger will always find us. Growth begins the moment we stop running and face what we fear most. These eyes remind us to respect fear, but never surrender to it.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
Price: available upon request
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Gatekeeper of the west
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, USA
A painted horse moves forward, bold and untamed, its gaze meeting yours as if inviting you to trust the path ahead. There is wildness here, yet also reassurance. Take one step and life will take two toward you, because every journey begins with motion.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
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Fire Water
Bandhavgarh National Park, India
A tiger steps through the pale water. Ripples stretch softly, bending light into gentle rings. In this quiet motion, there is a feeling of deep reflection. As if a plan is forming. As if water is teaching fire to be still. Fire has the power to create and destroy. In halting fire, water asks fire to temper itself. Harness the inner fire, and use it for good.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
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True North
Yellowstone National Park, USA
When purpose answers your heart, the path is no longer a question. Each step feels certain, as if it was always yours to take. This is the power of trust. It’s steady, focused, and unshaken until you arrive where you were meant to be.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
Price: available upon request
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Rapidity
McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and Refuge, Alaska, USA
The river runs fast, yet the bear stands still. There is a quiet defiance in his calm, a knowing that rushing is not the only way forward. In that strength, we see ourselves, reminded that sometimes we must be the quiet in the storm. Find your center, for when you find that, you find lasting peace.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
Price: available upon request
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Vogue
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Some things never belong to time, and this is one of them. There is beauty here, but not the fragile kind. It’s the beauty of certainty, the quiet confidence of knowing your worth. To witness it is to understand that true elegance is not worn; it is lived.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
Price: available upon request
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The Boss
Yellowstone National Park, USA
There is a presence that cannot be shaken. A stillness that says, I know who I am, and I am enough. To stand in that truth is the purest form of strength, the kind that leads without asking and owns its path with command.
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• Classic - 24x36inches | Edition of 12
• Grandeur - 32x48inches | Edition of 10
• Statement - 40x60 inches | Edition of 1
• Exhibition - 56x84inces | Edition of 1
Price: available upon request
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“What makes these images art is not just what they show, but what they awaken. They are mirrors, asking us to look deeper. Not only into the wild, but into ourselves. Here, the distance between us and the untamed disappears, and for a breath, we are one.”
“As above, so below. As within, so without.”
