Limited Print Edition - Black and White Photograph, Mixed Media

Limited Print Edition - Fine Art Photography, Wall Art Home Decor, Black and White Photograph, Mixed Media
Photo taken in South Africa 2019, Marginalia with India ink added 2024


About this item
The hyenas tried to drink from the same water as the elephant, which was not going too well for the hyenas. After about 40 minutes they drank from a mud puddle as seen in a photograph taken South Africa 2019. The margins I used a dip pen using India ink, a technique learned from Peter Beard. Hand written on an art piece “oh elephant, elephant is royal. We are not Royal, we are beggars.” It seemed fitting for hyenas.
I began using photos in notebooks when Costa Rica Natural Paper Co. was founded in 1992, and this was inspired by combining my love of photography. The utilization of my photos as a kind of diaristic manifesto; a collection of unique essays with discernible, coded traces of intuition, philosophy, travel, and current events; from hazy ideas to clarity in a frequently chaotic career; part activist, part documentarian, packed with life experience (phone numbers, newspaper clippings, etc.).
Not long afterwards the thrill of scavenging for paper scraps and ream wrappers, repurposing them for my own blank canvas, blended seamlessly with the thrill of weaving my photographs into a vibrant collage. Layering on strokes of paint, intricate designs, and a sprinkle of profound thoughts felt like unearthing long-lost treasures waiting to be unveiled to me. Each creation became a thrilling expedition, a quest of creativity where possibilities knew no limits, and the challenge of turning the mundane into something awesome was too enticing to resist.



Limited Print Edition: 111 • Four Sizes

MEDIUM: Fine art photograph
SIZE: 9.5x11, 13x19, 16x24 or 20x30 inches with a 1/4 white border 

INK: High density, archival, state of the art pigments 

PAPER: fine art photographic paper, archival museum quality acid free.

All prints come unframed. Please see shipping policies for more details on how this item is shipped.

© Harry Johansing. The artwork cannot be copied or sold without the artist's express permission. The purchase of my photographs/prints does not transfer copyright.

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