French Connections (Roman Arena, Arles) Photograph - Limited Edition of 18

This photo was taken in the old center of the French city of Arles in the Camargue area and shows the inside of the Roman arena there. The city is a popular tourist destination, also because the iconic painter Vincent van Gogh spent the last years of this short life in the area in and around Arles. The image is part of the project "French Connections", which is made up of pictures taken mostly (but not exclusively) in the southern part of France. The 'look' of the photos resembles those of old pictures taken with bulky and very heavy analogue cameras near the beginning of photography -- the latter, by the way, being to a good part created by French inventors Nicéphore Niépce and Louis Daguerre. This series is meant as an homage to these two men as well as to other Frenchmen that contributed ground-breaking work in the development of modern photography. The images in the series "French Connections" include intentionally unsharp areas to closely resemble or at least serve as a reference to the images produced by early photographic equipment (e.g. wet plate technique). Medium: Archival pigment print on UV-resistant, premium photo paper. Light-fast for more than 200 years. Each print has an integrated white border around the actual image for easy framing and is part of a limited edition series of 18 prints (plus 2 artist proofs), 15 of which are available on Saatchi Art. Signed and numbered on verso. Not mounted. Other than the indicated size, individual sizes (larger and smaller) as well as different materials (e.g. acrylic glass, Alu-Dibond etc.) can be provided upon request. Please contact me under: