JOHN STATHATOS

Akea III, 1995

Archival Giclée Pigment Print on Archival Paper
Limited Edition of 5
51 x 42 in
130 x 107 cm

US $ 3,900

In this photograph from John Stathatos’ Akea series, charred branches lay scattered across a barren, ash-covered ground, casting dark, intricate shadows that echo their twisted forms. The high contrast between the blackened limbs and the pale, scorched earth creates a striking visual tension, emphasizing the desolation left in the aftermath of fire. Each branch, stripped down to its essential structure, stands as a relic of life that has been sacrificed, purified, and reduced to its core—an embodiment of Heraclitus’s concept of fire as a force of both destruction and regeneration.  ...more



  

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