{"product_id":"flying-bird-over-angkor-wat-temple-cambodia-2024-intimate-collector-edition","title":"The Silence That Ascends · Intimate Collector Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngkor Wat Temple, Angkor, Cambodia — 2024\u003cbr\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\u003eThere is a silence that rises—not outward, but inward. Before the first light breaks across the sky, before the temple even stirs in silhouette, something ascends. It does not speak. It does not wait. It simply is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silence That Ascends\u003c\/em\u003e was captured in the second courtyard of Angkor Wat just after heavy monsoon rains had passed. The stone steps, slick with water, lead upward toward the temple’s five towers. A solitary bird lifts through the air, its wings tracing a quiet geometry above the sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucas Varro stood alone in that moment, present with breath and lens. Shot on medium format black-and-white film, this image was not composed—it was received. In his studio, he sculpted its depth using classical chiaroscuro techniques, shaping the light with the same care a monk might offer incense. Each print is then hand-toned to mirror the reverent hush of the original moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis strictly limited edition of 25 + 2 Artist’s Proofs is printed on museum-grade Hahnemühle Bamboo paper, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. It is an invitation—one that arrives not with clarity, but with mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA stillness is rising where your breath once paused.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Journal Articles for The Silence That Ascends\" href=\"\/blogs\/my-journal\/tagged\/the-silence-that-ascends\"\u003eTo walk deeper into the silence, click here to enter the Artist’s Journal.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucas Varro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56365453050235,"sku":"112-12","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/0325\/3838\/files\/LucasVarro.FlyingBirdOverAngkorWat_Cambodia.2024_328676d9-0518-4f42-a99b-d476317c0049.jpg?v=1751620769","url":"https:\/\/lucasvarro.com\/products\/flying-bird-over-angkor-wat-temple-cambodia-2024-intimate-collector-edition","provider":"Varro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}