The Attracting to Emptiness Series: 1997-1999 is a collection of photographs shot in Tuscany and Le Marche, Italy. The series explores the transient beauty found in abandoned buildings evoking a sense of private, personal loss and memory. The images were made with Leica M and Plaubel Makina 670 rangefinder cameras. The Attracting to Emptiness Series: 1997-1999 are artist’s proofsmade on a paper now discontinued; Kentmere’s Kentona (glossy) silver gelatin Baryt paper. The Limited Edition set is in the pipeline and this will be on the Czech Republic paper Foma Baryt paper, though the colours will differ to these you see now as the paper responds quite differently in dilute lith developer. The price rises as the edition numbers rise.
* Please note these are only reference JPEGs of the actual prints the base of the paper is much whiter than it appears here and the tonality of the print is much more subtle. Higher resolution images are available for viewing. Please email to simonlarbalestier@me.com. Prices do not not include shipping and all prints are shipped from the UK.
Lung-Ta #1, Merigar, Tuscany, Italy, 1997. Selenium Split-toned Silver Gelatin Print on Baryt paper. Image Size: 24.5x36cm. Paper Size: 30x40cm. Price £275 GBP (prints available 4)
Lung-Ta #3, Merigar, Tuscany, Italy, 1997. Selenium Split-toned Silver Gelatin Print on Baryt paper. Image Size: 24.5x36cm. Paper Size: 30x40cm. Price £275 GBP (prints available 5)
House of Rooms #2, Le Marche, Italy, 1999. Selenium Split-toned Silver Gelatin Print on Baryt paper, Image Size: 17.5x23cm, Paper Size: 30x24cm, Price £150 GBP (prints available: 1)
House of Rooms #3, Tuscany, Italy, 1997. Selenium Split-toned Silver Gelatin Print on Baryt paper, Image Size: 15x24.5cm, Paper Size: 21x29.5cm, Price £150 GBP (prints available: 3)
Confessional, Le Marche, Italy, 1999. Selenium Split-toned Silver Gelatin Print on Baryt paper, Image Size: 20x29cm, Paper Size: 30x40cm, Price £175 GBP (prints available: 1)
Chair, Le Marche, Italy, 1999. Selenium Split-toned Silver Gelatin Print on Baryt paper, Image Size: 19.5x29cm, Paper Size: 30x40cm, Price £275 GBP (prints available 3)
Forest #8 (centre) Tuscany, Italy, 1997. Selenium Split-toned Silver Gelatin Print on Baryt paper, Image Size: 15x15cm, Paper Size: 21x29.5cm, Price £195 GBP (prints available: 1)
On The Equinox, Sal Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, 1999. Selenium Split-toned Silver Gelatin Print on Baryt paper. Image Size: 24x35cm Paper Size: 30x40cm. Price £375 GBP 1/30 (Edition of 30)
