Original photograph by 1 of the world’s leading Fine Art photographers, David Yarrow. The last available within the Edition Large Size.
MANKIND III
In my view, the rawest place left on Earth is South Sudan, which is still recovering from a shocking civil war. The logistics and regulatory red tape involved in traveling 200 miles north of the capital of Juba on water-ravaged roads to photograph a previously unfilmed Dinka cattle camp were formidable, but I knew these hurdles precluded most sane people from entertaining the idea and thus I had a chance of capturing something special and fresh.. . I had a preconception of the image I wanted to return home with—something that conveyed the raw enormity of a Dinka cattle camp in an elemental and biblical setting, something timeless and vast. I was the first photographer to visit this 25,000-strong cattle camp, which was close to the heart of the civil war, and I felt a responsibility to get it right. I wanted people to be able to look at the picture for hours and find new stories each time.. . In retrospect, I did one clever thing: I brought a ladder because I wanted to silhouette any key detail against the smoke, which the Dinka create to fend off mosquitos, rather than against the setting sun. After all, we have all seen a setting sun and the clichés it can offer, but most have never seen this degree of controlled smoke. The smoke gives a sense of place and an ethereal countenance. Mankind is heavenly on one glance and Dante’s hell on the other.. . It was a long way to take a ladder—the Dinka looked at it as if it were a freak of engineering—but what a good decision it turned out to be. I will never reveal this exact destination to anyone. Why would I? This image changed my life.
Standard size Archival Pigment print on 315gsm Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta paper.
Numbered and handsigned and comes with signed Certificate of Authenticity.
The photograph is framed in a very exclusive handmade black wooden block frame with hand-tensioned cotton passe-partout and museum glass.
Prices are subject to change and availability.
Large Edition of 12 Euro 65.000 size 300x160cm
