"The Fall" by Photographer Kiritin Beyer and Artist Parris Jaru (Limited Edition Print)

Description

In ancient traditions, masks, costumes and dances were used to channel deities or to pray to them. Here, this mysterious … more In ancient traditions, masks, costumes and dances were used to channel deities or to pray to them. Here, this mysterious figure seems to protect the forest. The artists behind this series used them to reinvent old African, Indigenous and Caribbean rituals and conjure mysterious figures, creating a uniquely conceptual photography series in the process.

ARTIST: Kiritin Beyer (in collaboration with Parris Jaru)

TITLE: The Fall, 2014

MEDIUM: Digital Archival Print (unframed)

LIMITED EDITION (every print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist)
Edition of 29

PRINTING SPECS: Photographs are printed to the highest industry standard by an experienced fine art printer using Epson inkjet pigments on Hahnemühle German Etching paper (both inks and papers are archival), hand-cut to selected size. The paper is characterized by its matte quality and velvety tactile feel. Its texture brings out the image’s three-dimensional effect and depth.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Kiritin Beyer is a French-Danish photographer and videographer. Parris Jaru is a Jamaican-born American painter. The creative pair (and a couple in real life) worked on this series for 2 years. They turned abandoned buildings into their private playgrounds and reinvented old African, Indigenous and Caribbean traditions and rituals. less