A solitary geological form sits almost weightlessly within an enormous open plain.
Unlike #7553, the landform here is deliberately kept at a distance. Much of the square frame is given to the sparse country surrounding it and the pale sky above. That distance changes our sense of scale: the formation seems small until the emptiness around it begins to suggest just how far away it actually is.
The photograph is about isolation and proportion.
The subject is the monolith, but the vast amount of apparently empty country surrounding it is what gives the photograph its meaning.
Artwork information
Artist: Paul Foley
Collection: Central Australia
Title: Monolith, Kanku-Breakaways #7578
Artwork: #7578
Location: Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia
Subject: Distant flat-topped desert landform within an open plain
Medium: Colour fine art photography
Process: Medium format digital photography
Format: Square
Genre: Australian landscape photography
Themes: Isolation, scale, distance, geology, space, minimalism
Edition: Limited edition of 5 prints + up to 2 Artist Proofs
Print: Archival fine art pigment print on cotton rag paper
Certificate: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
This Limited Edition is available in three sizes. There are a maximum of five prints plus up to two Artist Proofs.
A solitary geological form sits almost weightlessly within an enormous open plain.
Unlike #7553, the landform here is deliberately kept at a distance. Much of the square frame is given to the sparse country surrounding it and the pale sky above. That distance changes our sense of scale: the formation seems small until the emptiness around it begins to suggest just how far away it actually is.
The photograph is about isolation and proportion.
The subject is the monolith, but the vast amount of apparently empty country surrounding it is what gives the photograph its meaning.
Artwork information
Artist: Paul Foley
Collection: Central Australia
Title: Monolith, Kanku-Breakaways #7578
Artwork: #7578
Location: Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia
Subject: Distant flat-topped desert landform within an open plain
Medium: Colour fine art photography
Process: Medium format digital photography
Format: Square
Genre: Australian landscape photography
Themes: Isolation, scale, distance, geology, space, minimalism
Edition: Limited edition of 5 prints + up to 2 Artist Proofs
Print: Archival fine art pigment print on cotton rag paper
Certificate: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
This Limited Edition is available in three sizes. There are a maximum of five prints plus up to two Artist Proofs.
