Turquoise Bowler - Limited Edition of 1 Photograph

Turquoise Bowler is an unique, single edition print at this size. I lived in Kabul for over three years, making the documentary film Angels Are Made Of Light. While there I also made a series of detailed panoramic images - mostly of street life in Kabul. The pictures are both beautiful to look at as art and also serve as revealing documentary images of Afghanistan during this moment in history - the end of the Karzai era. Turquoise Bowler shows a boy with traditional Afghan clothes bowling a game of cricket on top of Nader Khan hill in Kabul. Nader Khan hill is the place where many of Afghanistan's past kings are buried, including the last king. The image is unusual in that it captures the motion in five separate steps, showing the complete action from left to right and blending the scene together into a cohesive whole. The signed limited edition print is 66 inches wide and 28 inches tall, which includes a 2-inch white border. This is a signed print, unframed and unmounted. This limited edition print is rendered on museum quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, printed by a fine art printer using archival inks in the United States. About the paper: This is a 300 gsm paper, meaning it is 300 grams per square meter, and feels heavy and substantial to the touch. I am making photographs as one might make paintings - in the sense that these are not action shots, mainly, but contemplations. I like the matte texture of this paper for the way it creates a painterly richness and lack of glare from the surface. In the hands of my printer the black tones of the Hahnemühle paper are deep, substantial, and pleasurable to the eye, and the colors are rich and inviting. Hahnemühle papers are designed for archival storage and are acid-free, which makes them highly resistant to ageing. The paper is also lignin-free, which means it should consist of linters or alpha-cellulose. Lignin-free paper does not yellow. Collectors are encouraged to contact James Longley directly about this print via his website: www.jameslongley.com

Photography:Color on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:66 W x 28 H x 0.1 D in

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