This photographic base was shot in Antelope Canyon, Arizona.
Printed on Fine Art Hahnemühle Hemp Natural Line 290 g/m2.
Each print comes signed and numbered.
Unframed. With a small white border. Send in a tube.
Print size 90 x 75 cm - Edition of 10
Print size 60 x 50 cm - Edition of 10.
Print size 30 x 25 cm - Edition of 10.
Print size 10,5 x 14,8 cm (DIN A6) - Open Edition.
When Light Whispers: The Illusion of Flames in Silent Waves.
Thomas Haensgen’s Colors Of Time II is a tribute to nature's patience and the fleeting magic of perception. Here, sunlight pierces the narrow canyon walls as if it has something urgent to share—or perhaps just a joke that only becomes funny after hours of darkness. The title itself is a paradoxical choreography: fire and water, two primal opposites, brought together in a moment of electrifying tranquility.
What makes this image extraordinary is its duality. The fiery hues—a spectrum of radiant reds, deep oranges, and golden yellows—evoke roaring flames, while the soft, almost tender curves of the rock formations mimic the fluidity of water. Haensgen captures two extremes in a single frame: the heat of the moment and the timelessness of erosion. It’s as if nature carved a Jackson Pollock painting into stone—with more precision and less chaos.
In the context of art history, one might draw a connection to the romantic landscapes of William Turner, where light and natural forces take on a metaphysical dimension. However, Haensgen adopts a more modern approach: his composition recalls the abstract expressionism of Mark Rothko, distilling emotion into fields of color without the need for defined forms. In Haensgen’s work, light is not just a tool—it’s a protagonist, a storyteller balancing between fire and water.
The brilliance of this piece lies in its ability to evoke universal feelings that are so specific they feel eerily familiar. It’s the visual equivalent of that fleeting moment when your tea is too hot to drink, but the rising steam captivates you enough to forget everything else. Like that perfect instant, Colors Of Time II lingers in memory—not for its noise, but for its quiet explosion of impressions, growing richer with each glance.
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