Artwork description:

Faugh's Quarry, near the village of Newchurch-in-Pendle, is one of the places in Lancashire to which I often return. Legend has it that one of the Pendle witches met with the Devil here, and it is also watched over by this stone carving of a man's head. Although it has been likened to the 'Green Man' of folklore, it's likely that the carving is in fact a quarryman's tribute to a comrade who fell and died while working here. Either way, this place, steeped as it is in a swirling blend of rich history and myth, seems a most appropriate home for it.

The photograph was shot with Silberra Panchromatic film, a now-discontinued Russian film with very high sensitivity in the near infra-red range, and a very fine grain which produces beautiful prints.

Archival C-Type print from a black and white film negative scan, with a wide border for mounting/framing. Signed and numbered on the front in the border, and coming with a certificate of authenticity.

From May 2017, my analogue photographs will be available in a total edition of 10 + 2AP.

1 x 45x30in print (£495).
2 x 30x20in prints (£250).
3 x 24x16in prints (£175).
4 x 18x12in prints (£125).

Sold unmounted/unframed. Please get in touch if you wish to discuss mounting and framing options, or to purchase a different size from that listed here.

Unmounted C-Type prints are produced using a traditional photochemical process, with true photographic paper exposed from the digital scan and then developed. The gallery-quality archival paper used is selected by me as appropriate to the particular photograph from papers manufactured by Fuji, Kodak and Ilford. All prints come with a wide border for easy mounting and framing.

Additional images simulated and for illustration purposes only.

Materials used:

Gallery-quality archival photographic paper

Tags:

#black and white #face #england #stone #film #legend #analogue #carving #myth #folklore #lancashire #green man #pendle #35mm #analog