The Funambulist
Navigating the Storm of Life
Free-floating fine art metal print
- Printed on ChromaLuxe aluminium
- Signed, numbered and certificated by the artist
- Made to order — allow about two weeks, plus delivery
- Shipped insured — £20 UK, £50 worldwide
- Payment handled securely by SumUp — card details never touch this site
- Fourteen days to change your mind, from the day it arrives
- Buying more than one? Ask first — one parcel, one delivery charge
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About this work
A solitary figure crosses a fragile rope suspended above a turbulent landscape, surrounded by monumental male and female hands reaching from below. Their wedding rings transform the hands from anonymous threats into symbols of relationships, commitment, responsibility and emotional dependence.
Against the monochrome storm, the figure’s vivid clothing becomes a declaration of individuality. He is not escaping life’s difficulties, nor conquering them; he is attempting to preserve his balance while moving through them.
Navigating the Storm of Life reflects on the precariousness of maintaining identity amid love, obligation, expectation and uncertainty. The rope offers a path forward, but no guarantee of safety. The work asks whether survival is sometimes less about overcoming the storm than learning how to continue through it without losing oneself.
How it is made, and what you receive
- Built, not captured
- Every element is photographed separately, then layered and worked in Photoshop until the scene holds together as one image.
- No AI, no stock images
- Every photograph in every composite was taken by me. Nothing here is generated, and nothing is bought in from a library.
- Printed on metal
- The image is infused into a ChromaLuxe aluminium panel rather than laid on top of it, which is what gives these prints their depth and luminosity. Paper cannot do it.
- Signed and numbered
- Each print is signed, numbered within its edition, and sent with a certificate of authenticity.
- Made to order
- Nothing sits in a warehouse. Your print is produced when you order it, which takes about two weeks, then shipped insured.
