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As my project Terra Incognita is currently on hold

As my project Terra Incognita is currently on hold, I thought to show you some of my older work, something that I found in my studio archives. ⁣⁣
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This photograph was taken in Lika in summer 2018., on the Krbavsko polje, near one minor archeological site dating back to prehistory. I am a frequent wanderer to this place and I took here many photographs. This one in particular I took with a pinhole camera (or more precisely with a solar camera) which was hidden in the pile of rocks. Exposure took 100 days. I used paper from mid-1980s.⁣⁣
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I love the dreamy atmosphere here, the blue-green tones and the outline of the hill with three tops. Trace of the sun, which is something typical for this process, wasn’t recorded only by chance. ⁣⁣
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During self-isolation and social distancing measur

During self-isolation and social distancing measures, Zagreb, the city I live in, was hit by an earthquake. It was Sunday, 6 days ago, 6:24 am and we were all comfortably still sleeping in our beds. It was the most powerful earthquake in 140 years (magnitude of 5.5 Richter). This unbelievably strong shaking lasted 10 seconds, enough to think you are parting from your life, and it caused tremendous harm: one teenage girl died, 300 people lost their homes and 250 buildings were heavily damaged. Fearing this was only the first among many earthquakes to follow, people were frantically running away from the city. And possibly, they spread the virus. At that moment, virus seemed like some distant dream, while earthquake felt tangible.⁣⁣
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In these really terrible circumstances, my family and I, although we live in older part of the town, which suffered the worst damage, were unbelievable lucky. No one was harmed. Now and then we feel slight trembling. Or at least we think we hear it. Last night I even had a nightmare about being in an earthquake. I was never a person of panic, but something has changed in me after this experience.⁣⁣
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The last earthquake, as I mentioned it, was in 1880 (magntude of 6,3 Richter), and seismologists predicted this city will suffer similar earthquake sometimes within 200 years, but couldn't tell exactly when. We were lucky it was only 5.5, but unlucky it happened during other major crisis – corona.⁣⁣
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This picture shows crack on my studio walls. Fortunately, this is all I can show.⁣
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Terra Incognita no.16 ⁣ Photographic paper burie

Terra Incognita no.16
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Photographic paper buried and exposed to natural environment. ⁣
Archival pigment print.
35,55 x 50 cm.⁣⁣
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Terra Incognita no.26⁣⁣ ⁣ Photographic paper

Terra Incognita no.26⁣⁣
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Photographic paper buried and exposed to natural environment. ⁣
Archival pigment print.
35,55 x 50 cm.⁣⁣
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With so many unexpected things going on recently i

With so many unexpected things going on recently in the world, and especially here in Europe, I am trying to stay focused and spend as much time as I can indoors. Which also means, I am completely immersed in photography. Yesterday I finished with processing negatives from my last trip to nature, and now I am doing the printing.⁣⁣
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I also opened up Facebook page Terra Incognita, designed my Print Store on my website. I know this isn’t the best moment, as we are probably dealing with the biggest crisis of this century, but I hope I’ll be able to offer limited prints in small editions in the near future. Prices will be moderate, too, so I am able to carry on with this project. I sincerely hope we are not on the verge of big economic crisis and that starting, or better say carrying on with something like this isn’t completely wrong.⁣⁣
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Although the situation here in Zagreb is not that alarming yet, and our health officials seem to know what are they doing, nobody knows how long will this last. Luckily, no lives has been lost at this point! Hopefully, with warmer days, the virus will be gone. Stay safe!⁣
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I am sharing another set of close-ups from a singl

I am sharing another set of close-ups from a single piece that is in a queue for the first hard proofs. I love this mixture of blue, green and cyan and absence of shapes that usually dominate overall scenery. As I am continuing with printing, I find thrill in revisiting some of my older works. This one was particularly made in early summer of 2019. In the next couple of days I'll offer some of these prints in limited editions directly through my website.⁣
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I took this photograph last week in mountain regio

I took this photograph last week in mountain region of Croatia, in a desolate nature of Krbavsko polje, when I was trying to find photographic paper I buried there more than one month ago.⁣⁣
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These images are my field footage and they stand as an integral part of the Terra Incognita project. I take these regularly with my digital camera, whenever in Lika, either while placing or collecting paper from nature and taking it away from there to my studio. The purpose of these is to give you a broader context of where I'm making this series as well as how I'm actually doing it. Since this project has a lot to do with „discovery“, both geographically, geologically and psychologically, I see these pics as documents or my log book on how I'm progressing and in which direction I'm moving, too. ⁣⁣🪐
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Searching for papers in immense wildreness of Lika is an exciting process itself, not to mention when this scenario coincides with night. But, what happens more than often is that the papers I've buried under the stones regularly gets lost, forever! Sometimes I just fail to track it, not even with Google Maps. Other times, I'm finding only small pieces of paper, indicating that those larger pieces have been digested by ants and other dwellers in the soil. I love the idea of that, but I am even more satisfied when I actually do manage to find my paper.⁣⁣
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What you can see here is one out of nearly 40 paper negatives - unique earth prints – I was very happy that I found last week and took photograph of in its originating location. Though this one might look very dense in color and organic shapes, there's actually more than you can see at this stage, as those invisible layers will be fully revealed only after developing and further darkroom treatment.⁣⁣
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I'll share some of that footage too!⁣⁣
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“Terra Incognita” (meaning “uncharted territ

“Terra Incognita” (meaning “uncharted territory”) takes place on a vast karst field “Krbavsko polje” in mountain region of Croatia, in a desolate nature where my family roots are. Project started in Summer 2018 and is still far from its ending. You can read more about that and also about my thoughts on this project on my web site www.inavoidanceofreality.com/terra-incognita 🌐⁣
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What you're looking here is a couple of shots I took in my studio in Zagreb last week while printing one new image. For this task I’m having a brilliant Epson printer that I’ve acquired years ago and a gorgeous Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣
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Slide number 1️⃣ shows new addition to my portfolio as it comes from one of the latest sessions in nature in autumn last year. Final print took me 2-3 days to tweak, a bit longer than usual, and now it’s perfect! On slides 2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ you can see small pieces of paper I’m often using in my printing process as my digital “test sheets”. These are used for my reference while inspecting print flaws and correcting color shifts as was the case here.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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➡️ Are you interested in acquiring this piece and supporting the project?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣🪐⁣
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This image is available as a fine art limited edition print in edition size of 15 copies (+ 1 artist proof). Actual image size is 35.55 x 50 cm / 14 x 19.7 inches. Around the image there's a non-trimmed paper area left for matting and framing. Print is signed and numbered (front and back) and certificate of authenticity is included.⁣⁣⁣⁣ I'm shipping worldwide in a tube.⁣
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DM me for more info and pricing!⁣ ⁣⁣⁣
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I'm back from sunny Lisbon and already in the stud

I'm back from sunny Lisbon and already in the studio in Zagreb where I'm editing, sequencing and printing my latest and so far most ambitious photographic project, Terra Incognita. Hopefully by the end of this week I'll be back on the road, but this time to Lika, mountain Croatia, where Terra Incognita actually takes place.⛰ ⁣
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Here I'm sharing a couple of close-ups from the image I'm currently working on, intentionally fragmented and screen captured just before proof printing.⁣
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A set of close-ups from the new piece. Terra Incog

A set of close-ups from the new piece. Terra Incognita (2018- present)🌘
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New addition to my body of work "Terra Incognita",

New addition to my body of work "Terra Incognita", experimental photographic project started in Summer 2018 in mountain region of Croatia 🌁⁣⁣
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Photo paper buried and exposed to natural environment for 30 days. Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper. Print size 35.55 x 50 cm / 14 x 19.7 inches. Limited edition of 15 prints. Print number: 1/15 ⁣🖨⁣⁣
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➡️ This piece is available for purchase. Feel free to contact me with questions and inquiries. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⁣⁣
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Another set of closeups from another new negative.

Another set of closeups from another new negative. Terra Incognita (2018- present).⁣
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