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"Awakening" Photograph - Limited Edition of 5

→ Michel Marcu, Argentina

Photography, Digital on Other

14.2 W x 14.2 H in

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$280

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**Description** *Awakening* is an exploration of vulnerability, transformation, and the timeless beauty of the human form. Inspired by classical painting and sculptural traditions, this photograph presents the body not as an object of observation but as a vessel of emotion and presence. Emerging fr...

Year Created:

2025

Subject:

Mediums:

Photography, Digital on Other

Rarity:

Limited Edition of 5

Size:

14.2 W x 14.2 H x 0.4 D in

Ready to Hang:

No

Frame:

Not Framed

Authenticity:

Certificate is Included

Packaging:

Ships Rolled in a Tube

Delivery Cost:

Shipping is included in price.

Delivery Time:

Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

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Ships rolled in a tube. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.

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Argentina.

Customs:

Shipments from Argentina may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.

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Michel Marcu

About the Artist

Michel Marcu

Argentina

I am an Argentine fine art photographer whose photographic journey began at the age of fourteen. At seventeen, I traveled more than 30,000 kilometers across South America by hitchhiking, documenting a world that has largely disappeared. That experience shaped my way of seeing and taught me that photography is not simply about recording reality, but about preserving the emotional essence of a moment.

Although I spent twenty-five years working as an electronics engineer, photography remained a constant presence in my life. Since the 1990s, I have devoted my work to portraiture, theater photography, and the expressive possibilities of the human body.

My images explore the intersection of movement, light, and emotion. Working primarily in the studio, I collaborate with dancers, performers, actors, and models to create photographs that transcend documentation and become sculptural compositions. Rather than capturing poses, I seek moments of tension, balance, vulnerability, and trust—images that invite contemplation and reveal the poetry hidden within the human form.

My work has been exhibited in museums, cultural institutions, and galleries throughout Buenos Aires, and continues to evolve through personal projects, exhibitions, and photography workshops dedicated to portraiture, figure studies, and lighting.

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