Fire. Wind. Water. Metal. 3374
- Platinum/Palladium Print, 24K Gold Leaf
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13 x 13 x 1 in
(33.02 x 33.02 x 2.54 cm)
- $750
- Yelena Zhavoronkova
The images in the Elemental Exhibition are part of the “Valley Fire” series of Platinum Palladium prints, which marks yet another anniversary of the Valley Fire. The fire, burned through our county five years ago, affected many families and left the deep scares everywhere. Right after the fire got tamed, I collected the burned branches, fruit and leaves from the areas around my house and photographed each item as a portrait. They were then hand-printed in the Historical Platinum/Palladium process, in dramatic tones and contrasts. To represent the fire’s embers I have chosen the 24K Gold Leaf accents.
What started from the Fire, Wind, and Burned Elements, and went through the printing process, using Water and three metals - Platinum, Palladium and Gold, became the body of the photographic work commemorating the Human and Nature’s tragedy.