In a classic black and white still life print, a single long- stemmed rose in full bloom commands the frame, each soft petal curve masterfully sculpted in tones of charcoal and smoky pearl gray, radiating an aura of dark romantic melancholy- until one small tongue- shaped segment disrupts the timeless gothic atmosphere by erupting in a fluorescent red digital glitch pattern, the sharp pixelated textures jarring against the delicate analog verisimilitude, a symbolic collision of past and future coexisting in the singular iconic bloom, the organic rose blossom housing a cybernetic virus, an unsettling yet hypnotic merge of nostalgia with alien intrusion