Solitude
Solitude is for the person who's learned to stand alone without calling it lonely.
I made this at the very end of a client shoot, with the car already packed, closing a farm gate on my way out when a single tree on the hill across the road caught my attention, leaning from the slope, not quite straight, standing entirely by itself. The sun was already below the horizon directly behind it, leaving almost nothing to expose for except a clean silhouette, so I crossed the road and worked quickly, making about six exposures and adjusting each one to hold the gradient of pink and orange fading up into deep blue, without losing the strength of the outline itself.
What struck me, crossing that road, was how little the tree's solitude seemed to cost it. Most trees in that landscape grow in clusters, leaning on each other for shelter. This one stood alone on an exposed hill, a little scraggly, clearly weathered, and entirely intact. Not merely surviving, but thriving there, in a way I found genuinely admirable to witness.
Solitude is for the days you're standing apart from everyone else and start to wonder if that means something's wrong. Let it hang somewhere you see when you need reminding, and it will keep making the same case that tree made to me: standing apart isn't the same as struggling, and staying upright on your own terms, for long enough, is sometimes all it takes for the strength to become visible.
PAPER & INKS
310gsm 100% cotton rag, the substrate used in museum-grade printing. Archivally stable for 100+ years. Carries colour with a warmth and depth that coated papers cannot match.
Printed with Epson UltraChrome Pro inks chosen for colour gamut and longevity. Will not fade in your lifetime under normal display conditions.
FRAME
Hand-assembled from sustainably sourced Victorian Ash. Shadowbox profile with a small depth between the print and the UV-filtering acrylic gives the image room to breathe. Dry-mounted to archival foam board. Available in natural, white, or black finish.
EDITION & CERTIFICATE
Each piece in this collection is offered as a limited edition at this scale. The scale at which the work does what it's intended to do.
Each limited edition exists in 10 prints worldwide. This is a true edition, not ten per size or ten per format. Ten total. When it closes, it closes permanently. Every piece ships with a signed Certificate of Authenticity and an edition record noting the specific number of your print.
SHIPPING & CARE
Framed pieces shipped within Australia are carefully wrapped for protection. Unframed prints are gently rolled and shipped in a rigid tube, the recommended option for international orders.
Hang away from direct sunlight. Full care guidance is included with every order.
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