Stillness in the Flame of Stone · Intimate Collector Edition

Angkor Wat Temple, Angkor, Cambodia — 2021 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Edition Strictly limited to 15 prints + 2 Artist’s ProofsEdition Number This listing is for the first numbered print from the Intimate Collector Edition: 1/15 Medium Hand-toned black-and-white archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Bamboo — a museum-grade fine art paper chosen for its quiet tactility and reverent depth, echoing the spirit of the temples. Signature & Numbering Each print is individually signed and numbered by the artist on the border (recto) Certificate of Authenticity Accompanies every print Image Size 13.6 x 10.7 inches, 34.5 x 27.2 cm She waits high above the jungle path—still as a prayer unspoken. At the western gate of Angkor Wat, a devata stands in stone yet lives in light. Carved centuries ago, she lifts a blossom in silent offering. The air around her is hushed. Her gaze does not hold the present—it holds the sun she once knew. She is not seen. She is felt. She is stillness in the flame of stone. Lucas Varro composed the image in silence, just as the final warmth of day rose from the sandstone. Captured on large-format black-and-white film with a long exposure, the image was later shaped in the studio through classical chiaroscuro. The hand-toning in gold was the final act—restoring her radiance, gesture by gesture. Printed on museum-grade Hahnemühle Bamboo paper, this hand-toned archival pigment print is offered in a strictly limited edition of 25 + 2 Artist’s Proofs. She carries the fire without moving. Click here to follow her golden stillness into the Artist’s Journal.