Excerpt from foreword by Kenneth Lapatin
Associate Curator of Antiquities, J. Paul Getty Museum
Preservation has many meanings, from the physical to the spiritual. At the most basic – and perhaps the most important – level it can denote survival. Hence the idea of protection, inherent in the term. But while the word often implies a kind of stability, or even stasis, preservation also comes about through transformation: wild animal preserves come to exist only by being separated from hunting grounds; fruit preserves are made from hours and hours of boiling, creating a sweet, lasting essence.
Blake Little’s series of photographs presented here combine the old and the new in a bold way. His vivid images startle the viewer. They freeze the human form, preserving it not in proverbial amber, but rather – and unexpectedly – in honey, another natural substance millions of years old.
Specs:
9.5″ x 12.5″
144 pages
Hard Cover Cloth Bound
68 Photographs
Edition of 750
Edited by Frank Rodriguez and Blake Little
Designed by Sean Adams
Excerpt from foreword by Kenneth Lapatin
Associate Curator of Antiquities, J. Paul Getty Museum
Preservation has many meanings, from the physical to the spiritual. At the most basic – and perhaps the most important – level it can denote survival. Hence the idea of protection, inherent in the term. But while the word often implies a kind of stability, or even stasis, preservation also comes about through transformation: wild animal preserves come to exist only by being separated from hunting grounds; fruit preserves are made from hours and hours of boiling, creating a sweet, lasting essence.
Blake Little’s series of photographs presented here combine the old and the new in a bold way. His vivid images startle the viewer. They freeze the human form, preserving it not in proverbial amber, but rather – and unexpectedly – in honey, another natural substance millions of years old.
Specs:
9.5″ x 12.5″
144 pages
Hard Cover Cloth Bound
68 Photographs
Edition of 750
Edited by Frank Rodriguez and Blake Little
Designed by Sean Adams
PRESERVATION – 8.5″ x 11″ SIGNED PRINTS
SIGNED PRINTS
Archival Pigment Print
These archival pigment prints are of high quality and expected to last for a long time if the prints are properly stored/exhibited.
All prints are signed by the photographer and the 22″ x 30″ and 36″ x 48″ prints are numbered as well.
These high quality prints will only be available for a limited time!
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