Bending man
Roc la Tour, Monthermé, Ardennes, France · 2024
From 195 €
Limited edition of twenty prints, all sizes and materials combined. Each print is signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
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My advice for this photo
- Material
- Aluminium DibondOn fine art paper, I would choose a matt cotton paper.
- Framing
- Floater frame · Black
Blocks of quartzite piled at the edge of the drop: Aluminium Dibond renders the texture of the rock with precision.
- Made to order: usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe
- Signed-for Colissimo delivery or, depending on the country, a pickup point; courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints
- Fourteen days to change your mind
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The story behind the photo
The quartzite here has split into enormous blocks stacked on top of one another, and one of them leans out over the edge in a shape the eye cannot help reading as a stooped figure. Local legend says the devil built this place in a single night and left it unfinished, and the rock does look like something caught mid-gesture.
I put the camera on the flat slab at the foot of the formation, so the stone fills the centre of the frame and the ground leads in from the bottom. Low and close, the block looms; from standing height it is just a large rock among trees.
The sun was setting exactly behind the gap between two blocks, and I waited for it to drop into the narrow slot and burst through as a single star. A small aperture keeps the rays clean and holds detail in the lit edge of the stone, and that edge is what stops the silhouette from turning into a flat cut-out.
It is a strange place to be alone at dusk. The Ardennes forest goes very quiet before dark, and standing under a leaning boulder the size of a house, waiting for a beam of light to line up, I understood why people needed a story to explain it.
- Location
- Roc la Tour, Monthermé, Ardennes, France
- Date
- 2024
- Gallery
- Landscape
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small30 × 45 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium40 × 60 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large60 × 90 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large80 × 120 cm | 580 € | 900 € | 1 470 € |
Price of the print alone, without frame, VAT included. Print dimensions in centimetres; a frame makes them larger.
Materials
Hahnemühle fine art papers (Photo Rag, Museum Etching, Fine Art Baryta…), chosen for each photograph.
Print mounted on 3 mm aluminium Dibond: rigid, light, no glazing.
Print set between 3 mm Dibond and an acrylic sheet: richer colour and depth, resistant to UV and humidity.
Framing, optional
For paper prints: white mount and Plexiglas glazing, museum glass optional.
For aluminium and acrylic: the photo seems to float inside its frame; black or white.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung.
Delivery and returns
Signed-for delivery by Colissimo or, depending on the country, to a pickup point; signed-for delivery by courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints. Usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe, thirty to forty-five days for the French overseas territories and other countries.
Read article 9 of the Terms and Conditions →Fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, except for a print made to a special request. Returns are at your expense.
Read article 10 of the Terms and Conditions →Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal. The print is made once payment has been received.
Read article 8 of the Terms and Conditions →Lead times, delivery, payment, returns: the answers are in the frequently asked questions. For another size, another material or advice on hanging, write to me.
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