"Woman in The Church No.1" from the series "Let's Talk about Life & Death Darling" - Limited Edition of 21 Photograph

When working on the 1st picture of this series I had Ingmar Bergman, one of my masters, in mind. Watching his “Seventh Seal” was a primary inspiration and a starting point of bringing this series to life. How to picture Death? Bergman’s way of doing that pushed me to search for my own response. It started as a fiction fed on my fascinations and fears. The project developed from fiction towards photographing the darker part of reality around me when Death knocked on the doors of my own home. Death in my family stepped into my fictional stories in mid-2017 while I was in a middle of shooting a project (5 final photographs shot over a period of nearly 4 years). It reshaped the way I think of my project today compared to the period when the work began and ruled the last two pictures of the series. The photograph was taken in a church in London. Women in the Church No.1 is an opening image of a series shot in spring 2015. The series was shot on a medium format film camera Mamiya RZ67 using Fujifilm 400h Pro 120 medium format negatives. Scanned negative was transformed into a digital image and printed on giclée printer using Hahnemühle Pearl in one of the very best London printing houses. PAPER: Hahnemühle Pearl; Weights 285 (GSM); Finish: Pearl/satin; Texture: Fine orange peel texture. Hahnemüle Pearl has a smooth orange peel texture and a bright neutral white base. It creates really natural black and white images and offers vibrant colour reproduction and great detail too. The paper is resin coated with a fibrous feel. The satin finish of the resin coating gives depth to the image which combined with the texture and vibrant colour reproduction give the image the feel of an oil painting. The paper is truly beautiful and was chosen by me after many print tests using various papers. It stands for fantastic printing results suitable for my work and it’s aesthetic. PRINT: The print measurement is 76.6cm x 62cm (30.2 inch x 24.4 inch) and includes a 2.5cm black border (0.98 inch). If the print is framed as per recommendation below then it will result with a 4.2cm black frame and a 2cm visible black border around the image (1.65 inch frame and 0.79 inch visible border). The print will be signed by me in a downright corner with my name, surname, year of the shoot/year of the print and the edition number (for example “2/21”) with a black marker on a black background. This writing and a signature will not be easy to see either too noticeable (black marker on a black paper). EDITION: The work will be reproduced with a maximum number of 21 copies while the size of the prints within the final 21 copies may vary. There are 20 copies available left with 1 held in a private collection. AWARDS: The image was awarded by The British Journal of Photography with the Breakthrough Award 2016 in a Single Image Graduate Category. It was published in Creative Review Magazine - The Photography Annual 2015 –a publication showcasing the best in commercial photography and the finest photographers’ personal projects. It featured in The British Journal of Photography, August 2016 issue and Flash Forward 2017 Emerging Photographers from Canada, the United Kingdom & the United States book by The Magenta Foundation. The image was shortlisted as the finalist of The Renaissance Photography Prize 2016 and exhibited in Getty Images Gallery London. Work was exhibited at Magnum Photos 70 with the David Hurn & Martin Parr exhibition- Magnum Swap Shop project, London 2017 as well as the International Print Exhibition 159 by The Royal Photographic Society, to name a few. Piotr’s images has been displayed in Saatchi Gallery London as part of the Saatchi Screen project in 2019. His work has been published in “The Catlin Guide 2015|New Artists in the UK”- annually printed book, an introduction to the 40 most promising new graduate artists in the United Kingdom; “Portrait of Britain 2018” book following a nationwide group POB Winner’s exhibition by the The British Journal of Photography and “Flash Forward 2016 Emerging Photographers from Canada, the United Kingdom & the United States” book by The Magenta Foundation (as well as mentioned 2017 edition). FRAME OPTION: The work is on sale both unframed and framed. The current offer is set as unframed as standard. If you would like the work framed then get in touch to make an additional arrangement. This will be an additional $500 if sold via Saatchi Art, which is my actual cost of framing, mounting, crate and commission percentage for Saatchi Art. I would need 10 extra working days to fix framing and crate for your piece. Just write me a message if you prefer to have your artwork framed. I suggest my very favorite style which suits my work perfectly in my opinion: “Box frame” which adds a bit of depth, shadow and presence to your artwork. This deeper frame creates a space between the glass and the print for a contemporary feel. My top recommended choice is black wooden moulding which looks simple, firm and modern. The framed piece has a strong dark contemporary vibe. The choice of frame measures 4.2cm wide x 4.2cm thick (1.65 inch x 1.65 inch) with a deep, satin black finish which will give you a firm and modern look especially with the “Box frame” type I recommend. It will result in the final framed measurement of 84cm x 69.4cm (33.1 inch x 27.3 inch) compared to the unframed print measuring 76.6cm x 62cm (30.2 inch x 24.4 inch). The print would be mounted on 3mm black Foamex board before framing.

Photography:Photo on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:21

Size:30.2 W x 24.4 H x 0.1 D in

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