Diptych – What Holds Us, What Pushes Us Away
The sea crashes violently into rock, a gesture without witness, without tenderness.
It is all force, repetition, time.
Then, the world falls quiet.
Two figures walk beneath bare trees.
A winter sky overhead, the land stilled.
No wave, no violence.
Just the nearness of another step.
This is a diptych of contrasts, of the grand and the quiet, of being alone, and being beside.
| Panel I: The Sea and the Rocks In the first photograph, we encounter a moment of elemental force. A wave crashes against a dark, jagged outcrop of rock, captured in a blur of energy and motion. The long exposure softens the water into ghostly ribbons while the rocks remain resolute, textured, and immobile, an ancient witness to the sea’s endless violence. There is no human presence here, only nature locked in a continuous gesture of impact and retreat. The image evokes the sublime: powerful, impersonal, and overwhelming. It speaks of time on a geological scale, of turbulence without emotion, of a world that moves whether we watch or not. | Panel II:The Winter Park Walkers In quiet contrast, the second image presents a still, subdued urban landscape. Tall, leafless trees stretch upward into a heavy sky, forming a brittle colonnade through which a narrow path winds. Two small figures, bundled in winter clothing, walk together down this path, unhurried, side by side. Their presence is modest, nearly swallowed by the stark geometry of the landscape, but emotionally resonant. Where the first image roars, this one whispers. It is not the grandeur of nature but the subtle intimacy of shared space that defines the scene. This photograph speaks of human vulnerability, companionship, and the gentle weight of passing through the world together. |
This Diptych is available in three (3) formats and printed on Hahnemühle German etching 310 gsm
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| 34×46 cm (13×18″) (including 2 Cm white border) Print on Hahnemühle German etching 310gsm unlimited edition | 140 EUR |
| 48.5×65.5 cm (19×25.5″) (including 3 Cm white border) Print on Hahnemühle German etching 310gsm unlimited edition | 170 EUR |
| 59×80 cm (23×32.5″) (including 3 Cm white border) Print on Hahnemühle German etching 310gsm unlimited edition | 200 EUR |
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