Reflections of India

Spiritual architecture durga and hanuman, Indien (2014)

2014

Spiritual architecture durga and hanuman, Indien (2014)

Spiritual architecture durga and hanuman, Indien (2014)

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Durga and Hanuman are seen from an unusual angle at the Vaishno Devi Temple in northern India. The viewpoint moves away from a frontal encounter with the figures. Strong backlighting reduces the prominence of their daytime colours and gives their silhouettes a luminous surround.

Made in 2014, the photograph explores how light changes the presence of religious sculpture. The figures retain their physical form while seeming to turn towards a space beyond it. The scene opens a relationship between material, belief and perception, without resolving that relationship into a single interpretation.

Format and edition details from the archive

Size: | • 60 × 60 cm, Edition 2/7 + 2 AP | • 120 × 120 cm, Edition 4/5 + 2 AP | • 180 × 180 cm, Edition 3/3 + 2 AP

Year: 2014

Presentation: Fine art pigment print behind acrylic glass on aluminium composite panel including wall mount. Signed, titled and numbered, with a certificate of authenticity.

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