Bernhard Lang, Bavarian Chief Mountain Landscape, Limited Edition Photograph

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Edition "pareidolia mountain faces" by bernhard lang
image: bavarian chief
size a: 59,0 x 47,2 inches (150 x 120 cm)
… Read more Edition "pareidolia mountain faces" by bernhard lang
image: bavarian chief
size a: 59,0 x 47,2 inches (150 x 120 cm)
no 2 of 8 +2 ap, limited edition fine art print.
captured in 2019 in bavaria, germany

available separately in size b: 37,7 x 47,2", c: 28,3 x 35,4"


printed on hahnemuehle fine art photo paper in museumquality, archival pigment print.
delivered without frame, rolled in a tube, signed and numbered, with a certificate of authenticity and also with a separate signed label to stick on the back when mounted (see example at photos).

the images of this photo project show mountain peaks that, rotated by 90 degrees, resemble profiles of human faces.
this mountain is called "hochkalter" in the berchtesgaden alps in bavaria.  with a height of 2607 m it is one of the highest mountains in germany.
it is reminiscent of the face profile of an indian chief who wears feather headdress.

"at a moment when society becomes increasingly aware of the need to reconnect with nature, pareidolia – mountains faces provides a refreshing take on the longstanding history of landscape art. Lang’s visually spectacular images remind us that humans, contrary to a dominant discourse that claims the supremacy of civilization embedded into our recent cultural imagination, are ultimately part of and have traditionally been humbled by the natural environment. At the same time, it seems to challenge and question the anthropocentric vision that imposes the human psyche onto a vast world that may be much more expansive, both spatially and temporally, than the confines of our deceivingly narrow perception."
claire ping for musée magazine, new york usa

lang's work has been featured in exhibitions around the world, and his exclusive limited edition art prints can be found in corporate and private collections.
his photo projects received numerous awards, such as 1st place at sony world photography 2015, 1st place international photography awards (ipa) 2015 and was nominated for prix pictet 2016 signed by maker See less