Navel of the Dream

€432.00

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Navel of the Dream

Studio Still Life · 2025

Navel of the Dream presents a suspended field of sensation, lines converge into shadow, textures ripple softly outward, and light hovers without seeking to define. There is no fixed centre, only gradations of presence that seem to gather and then withdraw.

The image offers not a subject but a state, a rhythm of unfolding and withholding. Its surfaces blur scale and intention, drawing the viewer into a quiet negotiation with ambiguity. Light emerges tentatively, as if shaped by the darkness it never fully escapes.

Darkness, in this context, is not absence but an originary state. As in Hesiod’s Theogony, where Chaos precedes Cosmos, or in Taoist cosmology, where wuji gives rise to taiji, the central opacity becomes a symbol of pre-formation, a fertile in-between. It is not a void, but a threshold.

Rather than resolve, the image invites, into stillness, into drift, into that brief moment before form becomes name.

When clarity recedes and structure loosens, what do you begin to notice in the quiet that remains?

Available in a signed, limited edition:

32 × 32 cm · Edition of 20

100 x 100 cm · Edition of 10

Photographed using a mid-century Linhof large format film camera, ensuring exceptional detail and tonal depth.

Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, a museum-grade paper renowned for its rich blacks and subtle gloss.

Each print is hand-signed on both front and verso, embossed with a studio stamp, and editioned by hand. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

Print Size

32 x 32cm - Limited edition of 20

100 x 100cm - Limited edition of 10

Quantity

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Care and Handling
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- Handle with Clean Hands or Cotton Gloves
  Oils and dirt from skin can damage the surface of the print.
- Avoid Direct Sunlight
  Display your print away from direct sunlight to prevent fading and discoloration over time.
- Archival Framing Recommended
  Use acid-free matting and UV-protective glass or acrylic when framing to protect the print from environmental damage.
- Stable Environment
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