A Memory of Fire
Want to skip ahead to the discount code? It’s at the bottom but if you want the story, read on.
It is such a beautiful structure that it’s difficult to pass it without wanting to capture and somehow keep it. Over the last sixteen years, I’ve made many attempts to make a unique image of the St. Louis Cathedral. Almost every one of them has been a failure but a couple have been good enough to share and maybe even sell. “A Memory of Fire” (2023) is my favorite. The original picture was made in 2014 using a lens that emulates a quality that I love from certain photographs of the nineteenth century but it took almost nine years to appreciate its potential.
Hahnemuehle WIlliam Turner
The tactile properties of this paper create a weightier print with amazing texture akin to a watercolor painting.
I worked over the photograph, tweaking the image until it began to look like a haunting view reminiscent of the Great Fire of 1788 when the town of New Orleans nearly burned into a crisp memory. It’s also during this timeframe of the late 1700s when the ghost stories that have made New Orleans famous begin.
[A ghost is are a feedback of a memory]
The work required a complementary photographic paper that would enhance its painterly, old quality. I’d been wanting to use this paper for a while so was excited to try it on Hahnemuehle’s William Turner. This textured watercolor paper really soaks in the ink, creating a raised texture that feels tactile and weighted. This particular edition is limited, however the open edition version is made on a fine rag paper that can be enjoyed at a lower price point.
These prints look amazing and I couldn’t be happier. If you have interest in purchasing one, you can enjoy 15% off any edition using the code FIRE1788 at checkout. Act now because it will expire on Monday September 25, 2023 at 11:59PM.
