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DAVID PARKER (B. 1949)
Lot 140

DAVID PARKER (B. 1949)

Siren XIII, 2003

Closed31 October 2012

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GBP 6,000

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DAVID PARKER (B. 1949)
Siren XIII, 2003
toned gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and numbered '5/10' in ink on photographer's label (backing board, verso)
39½ x 65in. (100.4 x 165.2cm.)
This print is number 5 from the edition of 10.

Specialist note

Using a customised panoramic camera and long exposure times, Parker explores the mythological wonder and abstract beauty of solitary geological form. The silent landmasses rising out of the sea -- the locations of which are kept secret by the artist -- lure in the viewer much like the mythological Sirens encountered by Odysseus in The Odyssey. Parker's works are held in many collections, including the Citibank Private Bank Collection.