Not everyone is permitted equal access to the world of the masks. Walu was described to me by Dogon elders as the “masked police” — guardian of the masks, where they are kept and the knowledge surrounding them. During the dama, the ceremonies surrounding death, and the Sigui, the great generational celebration held approximately once every sixty years, Walu ensures that those outside the initiated world do not approach too closely. The masks belong to the Awa and have their own sacred language, sigi so, understood by those initiated into the masked society. Access to this world is carefully prescribed by initiation, age and ceremonial status. Most women and children remain outside the masked society, while women born during the year of the Sigui occupy the exceptional status of yasigine, giving them a privileged relationship with the masks and ceremonies ordinarily reserved for the initiated.
EDITIONS
Each photograph in this collection is available within a carefully defined edition structure, preserving the distinction between limited collectible works and bespoke architectural commissions.
Artist’s Proof
AP 1/1
841 × 594 mm
Artist’s Proofs are currently available for acquisition.
Produced to the same archival specification as the Exhibition Edition, each Artist’s Proof is signed, embossed and individually marked AP, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Only one Artist’s Proof exists for each photograph. Once acquired, no further Artist’s Proof of that photograph will be produced.
£10,500
Exhibition Edition
Selected photographs within the collection have been designated for an Exhibition Edition limited to ten numbered works worldwide, together with one Artist’s Proof.
Edition of 10 + 1 AP
841 × 594 mm
Printed on 315 g/m², 100% cotton archival fine art paper, each photograph is individually proofed, printed and inspected under the artist’s supervision.
Each work is signed, numbered and embossed with the artist’s stamp, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
The numbered Exhibition Editions have not yet been released.
Framing
Each Exhibition Edition and Artist’s Proof is archivally mounted onto an acid-free substrate, ensuring the photograph remains perfectly flat while providing additional protection and longevity.
The work is double mounted, retaining a considered white border, and presented within a handcrafted hardwood box frame.
Museum-grade, optically clear, anti-reflective glass sourced from Switzerland completes the presentation, providing 99% UV protection while preserving the clarity, colour and detail of the photograph.
Exhibition Editions and Artist’s Proofs are produced to a fixed size and specification.
Prices exclude shipping.
ARCHITECTURAL PRINTS
Selected photographs from the collection may also be commissioned as Architectural Prints, custom-produced for residential, commercial, hospitality and interior installations.
Created specifically for the space in which they will be seen, Architectural Prints can be produced in custom dimensions and a range of contemporary presentation formats, including Diasec, acrylic and aluminium mounting.
In these formats, the photographic image becomes an integral part of the finished piece, permanently bonded to its presentation and intended to remain as such.
Architectural Prints are unsigned and unnumbered and exist entirely outside the limited Exhibition Editions and Artist’s Proofs.
Please enquire to discuss dimensions, presentation and pricing.
Not everyone is permitted equal access to the world of the masks. Walu was described to me by Dogon elders as the “masked police” — guardian of the masks, where they are kept and the knowledge surrounding them. During the dama, the ceremonies surrounding death, and the Sigui, the great generational celebration held approximately once every sixty years, Walu ensures that those outside the initiated world do not approach too closely. The masks belong to the Awa and have their own sacred language, sigi so, understood by those initiated into the masked society. Access to this world is carefully prescribed by initiation, age and ceremonial status. Most women and children remain outside the masked society, while women born during the year of the Sigui occupy the exceptional status of yasigine, giving them a privileged relationship with the masks and ceremonies ordinarily reserved for the initiated.
EDITIONS
Each photograph in this collection is available within a carefully defined edition structure, preserving the distinction between limited collectible works and bespoke architectural commissions.
Artist’s Proof
AP 1/1
841 × 594 mm
Artist’s Proofs are currently available for acquisition.
Produced to the same archival specification as the Exhibition Edition, each Artist’s Proof is signed, embossed and individually marked AP, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Only one Artist’s Proof exists for each photograph. Once acquired, no further Artist’s Proof of that photograph will be produced.
£10,500
Exhibition Edition
Selected photographs within the collection have been designated for an Exhibition Edition limited to ten numbered works worldwide, together with one Artist’s Proof.
Edition of 10 + 1 AP
841 × 594 mm
Printed on 315 g/m², 100% cotton archival fine art paper, each photograph is individually proofed, printed and inspected under the artist’s supervision.
Each work is signed, numbered and embossed with the artist’s stamp, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
The numbered Exhibition Editions have not yet been released.
Framing
Each Exhibition Edition and Artist’s Proof is archivally mounted onto an acid-free substrate, ensuring the photograph remains perfectly flat while providing additional protection and longevity.
The work is double mounted, retaining a considered white border, and presented within a handcrafted hardwood box frame.
Museum-grade, optically clear, anti-reflective glass sourced from Switzerland completes the presentation, providing 99% UV protection while preserving the clarity, colour and detail of the photograph.
Exhibition Editions and Artist’s Proofs are produced to a fixed size and specification.
Prices exclude shipping.
ARCHITECTURAL PRINTS
Selected photographs from the collection may also be commissioned as Architectural Prints, custom-produced for residential, commercial, hospitality and interior installations.
Created specifically for the space in which they will be seen, Architectural Prints can be produced in custom dimensions and a range of contemporary presentation formats, including Diasec, acrylic and aluminium mounting.
In these formats, the photographic image becomes an integral part of the finished piece, permanently bonded to its presentation and intended to remain as such.
Architectural Prints are unsigned and unnumbered and exist entirely outside the limited Exhibition Editions and Artist’s Proofs.
Please enquire to discuss dimensions, presentation and pricing.
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