{"product_id":"what-the-lotus-sisters-know-angkor-wat-temple-cambodia-intimate-collector-edition","title":"What the Lotus Sisters Know · Intimate Collector Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngkor Wat Temple, Angkor, Cambodia — 2020\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\u003e14.2 x 10.1 inches, 36.1 x 25.7 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are devatas who guard, and devatas who guide—but these two, carved in gold-shadowed stone at the courtyard of Angkor Wat’s second floor, do something rarer still: they smile. And what passes between them is not silence, but sisterhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sandstone wall from which they emerge was left unfinished, and perhaps because of this, their presence feels even more alive—two figures poised mid-laughter, lotus blossoms resting across their shoulders like garlands passed between gods. They are nearly identical, yet subtly distinct, and in that tension blooms a sacred mischief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptured by Lucas Varro on large-format black-and-white film in the golden hush of evening, the image was shaped with classical chiaroscuro and later hand-toned in gold. This final gesture—the gold—was not for show, but for remembrance: a way to honour what the light had once touched, and what it now leaves behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on museum-grade Hahnemühle Bamboo paper, each impression is hand-toned, signed, and presented in a strictly Limited Edition of 25 + 2 Artist’s Proofs. These are not multiples, but meditations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo live with this image is to welcome the hush of joy into your home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Journal Articles for What the Lotus Sisters Know\" href=\"\/blogs\/my-journal\/tagged\/what-the-lotus-sisters-know\"\u003eClick here to follow their whispered laughter into the Artist’s Journal.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucas Varro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56365453967739,"sku":"141-12","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/0325\/3838\/files\/GoldenGoddesses_Study2_91d4fa1d-1541-4d28-aca5-fa98c3213a66.jpg?v=1751620789","url":"https:\/\/lucasvarro.com\/products\/what-the-lotus-sisters-know-angkor-wat-temple-cambodia-intimate-collector-edition","provider":"Varro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}