A swollen silver-blue battery on a pewter plate beside a split pomegranate and a peeled lemon, lit from the left on a dark table.

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Still Life With a Swollen Battery

Date
September 23, 2026
Edition
1 of 1Robinhood Chain

A lithium-polymer pouch cell has swollen into a soft dome on a pewter plate, set beside a split pomegranate and a half-peeled lemon. Raking light from the upper left catches the bulge of the foil and the wet seeds.