{"product_id":"face-tower-ruin-banteay-kdei-temple-angkor-cambodia-2020-intimate-collector-edition","title":"The Watcher in the Ruin · Intimate Collector Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBanteay Kdei Temple, Angkor, Cambodia — 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLimited Edition Archival Pigment Print\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrictly limited to 15 prints + 2 Artist’s Proofs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Number\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis listing is for the first numbered print from the Intimate Collector Edition: 1\/15\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHand-toned black-and-white archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Bamboo — a museum-grade fine art paper chosen for its quiet tactility and reverent depth, echoing the spirit of the temples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature \u0026amp; Numbering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach print is individually signed and numbered by the artist on the border (recto)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccompanies every print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 x 12 inches, 30.5 x 30.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStorm-heavy dawn cloaks the western gate of Banteay Kdei, where a fractured guardian face rises from a broken tower—its gaze turned not outward, but inward.  Light moves across the ruin like breath through a reed, quiet and shaping.  Moss clings to cracked lips.  Vines trace their own soft sutras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silence is not absence—it is memory.  A stillness that bears witness to centuries of devotion and decay.  In this hush, the ruin becomes a kind of offering, neither whole nor lost, but entirely present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI stood before it with the lens steady and my breath slower than the wind.  The shutter opened long enough for storm and mist to thread their weight into the emulsion.  Later, in the studio, I shaped the image with chiaroscuro, deepening shadows to reveal light’s edge.  Each print is hand-toned—its warmth born not of color, but of reverence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited edition of twenty-five archival pigment prints (with two Artist’s Proofs) is printed on museum-grade Hahnemühle Bamboo paper.  The tactile quiet of the paper holds the image like an echo holds sound.  Each print is signed and numbered on the border recto, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet this sentinel find its stillness within your own sacred threshold.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Journal Articles for The Watcher in the Ruin\" href=\"\/blogs\/my-journal\/tagged\/the-watcher-in-the-ruin\"\u003eTo explore the spirit behind this image, \u003cem\u003eclick here\u003c\/em\u003e to enter the Artist’s Journal—where stone and silence remember together.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreviously titled ‘Face-Tower Ruin, Banteay Kdei Temple, Angkor, Cambodia.  2020,’ this photograph has been renamed to better reflect its place in the series and its spiritual tone.  The edition, provenance, and authenticity remain unchanged.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucas Varro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56365450527099,"sku":"035-12","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/0325\/3838\/products\/Face-TowerRuin_BanteayKdeiTemple_Angkor_Cambodia.2020-1280px.jpg?v=1751620716","url":"https:\/\/lucasvarro.com\/products\/face-tower-ruin-banteay-kdei-temple-angkor-cambodia-2020-intimate-collector-edition","provider":"Varro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}