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Half-swallowed by time and forest, this crumbling stone structure is one of the few visible remains of a 19th-century gold mining settlement deep in New Zealand’s rugged backcountry.
Captured in stark black and white, the photograph lingers on the quiet dignity of this ruin — a collapsed chimney or hut foundation perhaps — pieced from local schist, weathered by generations of rain, wind, and silence. Once, these stones rang with voices and labour; now they rest among moss and roots, bearing witness to a forgotten era.
The composition draws us into a scene suspended between decay and reverence. The symmetry of fallen timbers and scattered rock hints at human intention long since overtaken by nature. It evokes not just history, but a certain mythology — the mystery of those who came in search of fortune and left little behind but this: a ghost in the woods, and a story in stone.
Printed onto Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag which is a 100% cotton platinum paper combined with the latest microporous coating.
Printed using LUCIA PRO II Ink which is highly scratch resistant as well as high light
resistant for long-term preservation of prints.
Please note: the print does not come framed
A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)
A3: 297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.5 inches)
A2: 420 x 594 mm (16.5 x 23.4 inches)
Half-swallowed by time and forest, this crumbling stone structure is one of the few visible remains of a 19th-century gold mining settlement deep in New Zealand’s rugged backcountry.
Captured in stark black and white, the photograph lingers on the quiet dignity of this ruin — a collapsed chimney or hut foundation perhaps — pieced from local schist, weathered by generations of rain, wind, and silence. Once, these stones rang with voices and labour; now they rest among moss and roots, bearing witness to a forgotten era.
The composition draws us into a scene suspended between decay and reverence. The symmetry of fallen timbers and scattered rock hints at human intention long since overtaken by nature. It evokes not just history, but a certain mythology — the mystery of those who came in search of fortune and left little behind but this: a ghost in the woods, and a story in stone.
Printed onto Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag which is a 100% cotton platinum paper combined with the latest microporous coating.
Printed using LUCIA PRO II Ink which is highly scratch resistant as well as high light
resistant for long-term preservation of prints.
Please note: the print does not come framed
A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)
A3: 297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.5 inches)
A2: 420 x 594 mm (16.5 x 23.4 inches)