“ANGKOR”

Photography by Rolfe Horn

Published by Nazraeli Press, Tucson, AZ, 2001, FIRST EDITION.

FIRST (and only) PRINTING

DELUXE LIMITED EDITION

There are occasional books (works of art) that come along that radiate such intensity, that one has to explore the work of art in search of understanding. Such is the case with Rolfe Horn’s work of art titled “Angkor”. This work of art is all about tranquility – visual alignment with physical beauty – and inner peace. A very unique work.

From the Publisher: When Henri Mouhout, a French naturalist, discovered the ruins of Angkor in 1860, he was astounded by its immense complex of temples. Boasting over 70 monuments spread over an area of 200 square kilometers, perhaps only the structures along Egypt’s Nile River could compare. Some felt that only the legions of Alexander the Great could have accomplished such a feat, yet it took an entire civilization to build it. Angkor is a majestic display of vision, tribute and aesthetics that features amazing diversity in style and method. Angkor, an anonymous work, is the subject of Rolfe Horn’s first book. Like the places they depict, there is a familiarity to Horn’s images, but there is a subtlety here that demands attention. The interplay of surface and depth directs our eyes over every inch of the images, leaving us to contemplate the existence of simple beauty. These images give us insight not only into the beauty of the medium and the subject matter, but also into that of existence . . . more specifically, ours.

Looking at these photographs places us in a position to gaze directly into the immortal condition of grand achievement. The images Rolfe Horn presents take one to another world, where the unfathomable has scale, and ancient statues come to life.

This extremely rare DELUXE LIMITED EDITION was limited to only 100 copies. Each hand crafted numbered and signed book contains 32 pages, measuring 9 x 9 inches, and contains 12 original 5 x 5 inch gelatin silver photographs, each printed and archival processed by the Artist. The book is housed in a custom made slipcase and is offered in AS NEW/PRISTINE condition, and was purchased directly from the Publisher.

The images are listed as follows:

· Inner Causeway, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. 2000
· Moat, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. 2000
· Second Terrace, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. 2000
· Five Apsaras, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. 2000
· Eight Faces, The Bayon, Angkor Tom, Cambodia. 2000
· Strangler Fig Tree, Ta Phrom, Cambodia. 2000
· Two Doors, The Bayon, Angkor Thom, Cambodia. 2000
· The West Entrance, Ta Phrom, Cambodia. 2000
· Twelve Garudas, Preah Khan, Cambodia. 2000
· Stairway and Serpent, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. 2000
· Strangler Fig Tree, Preah Khan, Cambodia. 2000
· Gorpura, The Bayon, Angkor Tom, Cambodia. 2000

Outrageously beautiful, impossible to find, and only one to offer – make this book a special gift of peace and tranquility.