Mystic Besakih
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ᝰ THE STORY
Mystic Besakih pays tribute to the most important and largest temple of Bali: Pura Besakih. Balinese people worship the great cosmic mountain Agung, the highest of the island, and rule their life by the eternal principle of orientation. This photograph is a visual representation of their relationship of the mountains to the seas (high and low, right and left) that constitutes the ever-Balinese present rose of winds, the nawa sanggah. To the Balinese, everything that is high is good and powerful. Perched at around 1,000m (3,280ft) and sitting on the slopes of Gunung Agung, Besakih is regarded as the holiest temple of the entire island where all Balinese venerate the area with deep respect.
The temple consists almost entirely of merus—high pagodas of wood resting on stone platforms. The merus are always built with an odd number of superimposed receding roofs, usually from 3 to 11. They are made with thick layers of ijuk, the everlasting and costly fiber of the sugar palm. The merus are supposed to represent the Agung mountain and are the seats of the high Hindu gods. Mystic Besakih puts into highlights a series of merus, conferring to the temple a dimension of divinity and untouchability, as if higher and more important than any human beings, and closer than ever with the gods.
For this very reason, thousands of Balinese gather each year to feel the spiritual power of the Besakih Temple and be even closer to the gods. With the lava flows missing the temple by mere meters after the violent eruption of Agung in 1963, the Balinese consider it as a true miracle but also as a demonstration from the powerful gods to show that they intend to protect this temple completed since the 15th Century.
Conditions to take this frame turned out to be harder than expected because I was trapped under heavy rain for two hours. This shot was taken in between two short breaks of intense showers, while having birds flying around the merus, giving a dramatic and epic final touch to the overall mood of the place.
📍Karangasem, Bali 🗓 2023
❏ Fine Art Print
Printed on 210 gsm high-quality matte paper with 10-color digital inkjet technology. Can be matted and/or framed.
Available in the following dimension:
• 60 x 40 cm | 24 x 16”
❏ Aluminum Print
Printed on a sleek 3-mm, triple-layered aluminum composite material for a matte, reflection-free result using state-of-the-art printing method. Water-resistant, durable UV read-to-hang print suitable for sheltered, outdoor areas.
Available in the following dimension:
• 60 x 40 cm | 24 x 16”
Collector's Limited Edition of 15 copies worldwide.
Processed in Europe on one of the glossiest and most expensive photographic papers in the world—Fujiflex Crystal Archive.
The Fujiflex Crystal Archive paper is a special chromogenic paper with an ultra-high-gloss surface producing the highest professional photographic substrate currently available in the world. The quality of this paper is incomparable with any other papers on the market today.
This silver halide, true photographic printing material on a polyester base is produced to the highest gallery and competition standards. It is printed through a specialized process using laser exposure technology.
Your photograph is not printed like other papers with ink. It is instead exposed into the silver halide base with lasers and is then chemically processed.
The final result has to be seen to be believed as it leaves mica crystals on the paper that, when properly lit, produce a strikingly three-dimensional luxurious look and an appearance of being lit from behind.
The artist proposes 15 copies each available in the following sizes:
• 90 x 60 cm | 36 x 24”
• 150 x 100 cm | 60 x 40”
Such paper must be mounted on appropriate substrate and/or framed correctly to guarantee the best results.
Replica Edition
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• Please allow up to 48 hours before your order is dispatched;
• Delivery time is about two to three working weeks depending on your country;
• Shipped in a sturdy mailing tube for the fine art prints and a protective cardboard box for the aluminum print;
• Fine art prints are sent by the post office from Indonesia while aluminum prints are processed and sent from Europe;
• A confirmation email is sent when the photo is shipped;
• Any custom and duty fees are the responsibility of the customer;
• Replica Edition prints come without white borders;
• Frame not included for the fine art prints
★ Original Edition
• Free shipping worldwide;
• Please allow up to 7 days before your order is dispatched;
• Delivery time is about two working weeks;
• Tracking available;
• Shipped in secure packaging handled by art professionals;
• Sent by UPS, FedEx, or DHL from Europe;
• A confirmation email is sent when the photo is shipped along with a digital Certificate of Authenticity and a handling and framing manual;
• Any custom and duty fees are the responsibility of the customer;
• Original Edition photographs come without white borders;
• Frame not included
