Distances in Reflection
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100 x 100 cm
Signed limited edition 1 of 10
Museum-quality print on Hahnemühle German Etching Rag 310gsm
“What the eye sees is not what the camera sees.” Hiroshi Sugimoto, Japanese architect and photographer
The Story
Distances in Reflection captures the paradox at the heart of my practice: what the eye sees is never quite what the camera reveals. Shot from a kayak beside a boat hull, the image transforms into what appears to be an aerial offshore view. Rothko-like fields of yellow, edged like breaking waves, dissolve into abstraction. At once illusion and truth, the work invites you to consider how perception shifts, how distance reshapes meaning, and how reflection becomes a new way of seeing.
About the Aerial & Earth Collection
This collection evokes the perspective of an aerial view over an enigmatic and unknowable coastline. Each artwork is composed of natural abstractions captured from reflections on the surface of water. These images are not digitally manipulated or artificially enhanced; they are authentic creations of nature, existing only in a fleeting moment of time. There is no definitive way to interpret the work. Instead, each piece invites viewers to engage with its shapes, colours, and forms, encouraging individual meaning-making and fostering a deep sense of aesthetic pleasure and connection.
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Each signed limited-edition artwork is prepared individually after your order is received. Please allow up to seven days for preparation before dispatch.
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Insured shipping and specialty packaging are A$70 for orders below A$3,300.
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Insured international shipping and specialty packaging are A$375 for orders below A$5,500.
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Limited Edition Information
Limited Edition Information
Signed limited-edition artworks
Each artwork is produced as part of a limited edition and signed by Ralph Kerle.
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