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Peter Beard — I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf
Peter Beard

I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf

A striking gelatin silver photograph by Peter Beard is dramatically embellished with ink and blood, punctuated by an affixed fountain pen nib that blurs the boundary between image and diary entry. Shot at Koobi Fora on the remote shores of Lake Rudolf, the work reflects Beard's signature obsession with merging raw documentation of the African landscape with deeply personal, visceral mark-making. The title's handwritten promise transforms the piece into a kind of visual journal, haunted by urgency and the artist's relentless impulse to record and bear witness.

Medium
Gelatin silver print with ink, blood and affixed fountain pen nib, printed later.

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April 1, 2014

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Peter Beard, I'll Write Whenever I Can, Koobi Fora, Lake Rudolf

A striking gelatin silver photograph by Peter Beard is dramatically embellished with ink and blood, punctuated by an affixed fountain pen nib that blurs the boundary between image and diary entry. Shot at Koobi Fora on the remote shores of Lake Rudolf, the work reflects Beard's signature obsession with merging raw documentation of the African landscape with deeply personal, visceral mark-making. The title's handwritten promise transforms the piece into a kind of visual journal, haunted by urgency and the artist's relentless impulse to record and bear witness.

Medium
Gelatin silver print with ink, blood and affixed fountain pen nib, printed later.
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Related themes

African Wildlife, Photography, 20th Century, African Wilderness, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Documentary Photography, Journal Aesthetic, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, American Artist, Diary Aesthetic, Adventure Documentary, Dark Moody Tones, Experimental Photography, Photojournalism, Black and White

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