Playground
Parc de la Villette, Paris, France · 2022
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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- Material
- Fine art paper · matt cotton
- Framing
- Classic frame · Black · up to Large
Two large white arcs and bare trees, in black and white: matt cotton paper keeps the delicacy of the branches and the softness of the greys.
- 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
- Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal
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The story behind the photo
Two tall white arcs of a playground structure rise out of the ground at La Villette, with a climbing frame between them, bare trees behind and children moving at the base. The arcs are the subject, and they are photographed as sculpture rather than as equipment.
I framed them symmetrically and left space above, so the two curves would read as a single interrupted shape. From this distance the scale is deliberately ambiguous: they could be five metres high or twenty, and the children at the bottom are the only correction.
Flat winter light suits this. Hard sun would have thrown the shadows of the arcs onto the ground and complicated a composition whose strength is that it contains almost nothing. In black and white, the white concrete separates cleanly from a grey sky and from the tangle of branches.
La Villette is full of objects like this, built in the 1980s in a park designed as a grid of red follies, and half of them look like abstract sculpture and function as slides.
I wanted a photograph that treats a playground with the seriousness of architecture, and lets the children stay very small.
- Location
- Parc de la Villette, Paris, France
- Date
- 2022
- Gallery
- Street scenes
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small40 × 30 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium60 × 45 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large80 × 60 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large120 × 90 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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