{"product_id":"the-caress-between-lifetimes-large-collector-edition","title":"The Caress Between Lifetimes · Large Collector Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eAngkor Wat Temple, Angkor, Cambodia — 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Archival Pigment Print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrictly limited to 7 prints + 2 Artist’s Proofs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Number\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis listing is for the first numbered print from the 28-inch Large Collector Edition: 1\/7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGold-toned black-and-white archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Bamboo — a museum-grade fine art paper chosen for its quiet tactility, warm natural tone, and reverent depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature \u0026amp; Numbering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndividually 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\u003e44.3 × 17.7 inches (112.5 × 45 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3878\"\u003eThe sun was descending when I found them: two apsaras leaning toward one another in the Cruciform Galleries of Angkor Wat, held in the warmth of a dying day. Around them, the temple carried movement and chant; here, between the figures, stillness gathered. Their closeness seemed less like carved gesture than a memory of breath preserved in stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3880\" data-end=\"4274\"\u003eAt 44.3 × 17.7 inches, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"3935\"\u003eThe Caress Between Lifetimes\u003c\/strong\u003e becomes a work of elongated architectural presence. The horizontal form allows the figures, surrounding stone, and luminous darkness to unfold across the wall like a quiet frieze. The image does not overwhelm by scale; it extends a field of stillness, allowing the viewer to live with the hush between shadow and gold as a daily presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4276\" data-end=\"4641\"\u003eI returned again and again, sketching, watching, waiting for the light to become more than illumination. The image was made on large-format black-and-white film, using long exposure and classical chiaroscuro to preserve the inward atmosphere of the gallery. Later, in quiet devotion, I hand-toned the print in gold to mirror the evening radiance I could not forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4643\" data-end=\"5017\"\u003ePrinted on Hahnemühle Bamboo, signed, numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, this first numbered print from the 28-inch equivalent edition is prepared for collectors who wish to live with Angkor Wat at a fuller, more contemplative scale. It holds the wall as a quiet passage: carved figures, fading light, and sacred nearness carried into enduring form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5019\" data-end=\"5079\"\u003eMay it hold the room like the last gold of evening on stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eEnter the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/my-journal\/tagged\/the-caress-between-lifetimes\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eArtist’s Journal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e to step deeper into the silence between shadow and gold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2244\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucas Varro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56276077642107,"sku":"148-28","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/0325\/3838\/files\/GoldenGoddesses_Study3.jpg?v=1751620794","url":"https:\/\/lucasvarro.com\/products\/the-caress-between-lifetimes-large-collector-edition","provider":"Varro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}