Metro World News sat down with the 29-year-old artist about her inspiration, and why even crabs seemed to take well to her art ... why cityscapes for crab shells? In Japanese, hermit crabs ...

Alas, the crab seems destined for art historical obscurity ... But, she added: “You also see them in Japanese prints, because they sometimes represent the ghosts of samurai warriors who ...

Japanese artist Aki Inomata has made a calling of trying to class up hermit crabs by 3-D printing elaborate designer shells for them, but her latest work of crab art might be her best: a ...