- Cyanotype -

The Last Warrior

On request

Ralph D. Woop

2013

A melancholic figure motif between strength and exhaustion. The warrior appears not triumphant but as the trace of a bygone age. The blue tonality opens an interval between present and memory, making the motif feel like a find from a private image archive. The figure appears not merely as a motif but as the carrier of a story that keeps working within the material.

Technique
Cyanotype
Material
600g handmade paper
Type
Unique piece
Year
2013
Work no.
RDW-CYA-011

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