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LIVE LOT: THE WITNESS - DAVID YARROW


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CAUDWELL CHILDREN 100% DONATED LOT.

It was quite a busy evening alone on the ground underneath Kilimanjaro a few weeks back. I had my moment and the temptation later that night was to crop out the elephant on the right. After all, the charging bull is coming right towards me and is almost symmetrical to the mountain - so perhaps less was more. But we went back and forth with both options and we all agreed to keep the smaller elephant in the final crop.

There were two reasons for this: firstly; the elephant to the right adds a sense of scale to the big bull and secondly; if anyone disagrees they can do the crop themselves. There is no such thing as a correct image, it is whatever works for the viewer. So, whilst I am an advocate of the power of reductivism, hence my preference for monochrome, we thought it best to show this memorable capture in its widest frame. There is perhaps that little bit more compositional balance this way than in the tight portrait.

What do you think?

Location & Year: Amboseli, Kenya - 2020 Medium: Archival pigment print, signed, dated and editioned by the artist Edition: 4 /12 Framed (Large) size: 52h x 74w x 2d

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Insurance and shipping are not included and is the responsibility of the winner. No alternatives offered. The lot will be released to the successful bidder upon receipt of cleared funds. Caudwell Children Charity Auction Terms and Conditions apply to this lot.

David Yarrow