{"product_id":"whispers-in-the-stone-banteay-srei-temple-angkor-cambodia-intimate-collector-edition","title":"Whispers in the Stone · Intimate Collector Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBanteay Srei Temple, Angkor, Cambodia — 2022\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\u003e14.7 x 9.8 inches, 37.3 x 24.9 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first breath of dawn slips through the jungle and finds her waiting—an apsara hewn from rose sandstone, poised as if the next beat of the drum might set her free.  Around her, carved foliage curls like held incense smoke, and the corridor listens for centuries already passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this recess of Banteay Srei, silence is not absence but presence: a pulse beneath the lichen, a murmur beneath stone.  Hamsas lift her form as if remembering flight, while her fingers echo a gesture the body no longer remembers—but the soul does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI met her in that breathless stillness, camera cradled like an offering.  The sky hung low and grey, yet the air shimmered with presence.  I waited until the light settled fully into the moment, then opened the shutter—eight minutes of reverence entrusted to film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrafted on medium-format black-and-white film, the negative was shaped using chiaroscuro and gently hand-toned to recover the warmth of that dawn hush.  Each print is made on Hahnemühle Bamboo paper, museum-grade and soft to the eye.  The edition is strictly limited to twenty-five prints, with two Artist’s Proofs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReceive her quiet radiance as a threshold of reflection.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Journal Articles for Whispers in the Stone\" href=\"\/blogs\/my-journal\/tagged\/whispers-in-the-stone\"\u003eLet the silence she carries draw you deeper—click here to step into the Artist’s Journal.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucas Varro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56365452886395,"sku":"107-12","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/0325\/3838\/files\/ApsaraI_BanteaySreiTemple_Angkor_Cambodia.2022_6f43b050-6bb9-4649-833a-bdcd4a4e47ed.jpg?v=1751620766","url":"https:\/\/lucasvarro.com\/products\/whispers-in-the-stone-banteay-srei-temple-angkor-cambodia-intimate-collector-edition","provider":"Varro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}