A Kiss to You Towards the Setting Sun 26

DESCRIPTION

Archival pigment print | 2018

Merriams title for this series, “A Kiss to You Towards the Setting Sun,” was taken from the parting line in a letter mailed by Georgia OKeefe to her husband in 1939 during her time in Honolulu. Considering his works a symbol for a new beginning, Merriam reflects on the vivid and lush landscapes of the islands, and connects to the place with a sense of solace that it brought him after the death of his father. “These photographs are the result of two seperate visits to a place now very close to my heart, a place where I finally felt calm again.”

DIMENSIONS

18×12 inches | Edition of 30

24 x 16 inches | Edition of 25

45 x 30 inches | Edition of 15

60 x 40 inches | Edition of 5

FRAMED DIMENSIONS

18×12 inches:

Matted: 25.5 x 19.5 x 1.25 inches
Full Bleed: 19.5 x 13.5 x 1.25 inches

24×16 inches:

Matted: 31.5 x 23.5 x 1.25 inches
Full Bleed: 25.5 x 17.5 x 1.25 inches inches

45 x 30 inches:

Matted: 53 x 38 x 2 inches
Full Bleed: 47 x 32 x 2 inches

60 x 40 inches:

Full Bleed: 62 x 42 x 2 inches

AUTHENTICATION

The work comes with a Certification of Authenticity signed and numbered by the Co-Founder of Tappan

Merriam describes this trip and period in life as extraordinarily dream-like in itself. In Alaska at this time of year, it barely gets dark and the sun never sets beneath the horizon.

Merriam’s work, brimming with mystery, seeks to document the forgotten corners, empty roads, and nowhere places of America and beyond.

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