{"product_id":"summer-suspended-a0-framed-canvas","title":"Summer, Suspended – A0 Framed Canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Black \u0026amp; White Fine Art Photography from the \u003cem\u003eHymns of the Summer \u003c\/em\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade to order in Cape Town · Nationwide delivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummer, Suspended\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an original black and white fine-art photograph created at Schlachtensee, a lake in West Berlin, on a warm summer morning. The artist’s friend had come to Berlin for the first time, and the day unfolded without a plan: swimming, climbing trees and surrendering to the sweet folly of summer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHanging upside down above the water, she appears suspended between childhood and adulthood, between the branch and the lake, and between one moment and the next. Her body is free, playful and entirely unselfconscious—the reflection below transforming the scene into something dreamlike and almost weightless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHymns of the Summer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e collection, the photograph is an ode to those fleeting seasons when time felt endless and responsibility belonged to another world. It remembers a youthful kind of freedom that few of us manage to hold on to: the freedom to be foolish, curious and fully alive without wondering how the moment might appear from the outside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated during one of artist and Republic of Venus founder Romy Maxime’s many years living in Berlin, the image carries the intimacy of a shared memory while speaking to something universal. It recalls the friends who once arrived in our lives carrying nothing but possibility, and the summer days that only revealed their significance after they had passed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotographed on black and white film using the artist’s Pentax 67 medium-format camera, Summer, Suspended is an original work of pure photography rather than a mixed-media composition. The soft grain, mirrored water and gentle strangeness of the inverted figure give the image a timeless, cinematic presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is printed on premium canvas and custom framed to order in Cape Town. It is available in a Natural Obeche or Kiaat-Stained Obeche floating frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eArtwork size: A0 landscape — 118.9 × 84.1 cm\u003cbr\u003eMedium: Photography \u003cbr\u003ePrint: Premium canvas\u003cbr\u003eFrame: Solid Obeche wood\u003cbr\u003eFrame profile: 7 mm visible face × 50 mm depth\u003cbr\u003eFloating gap: 5 mm\u003cbr\u003eFrame finishes: Natural Obeche or Kiaat-stained Obeche\u003cbr\u003eHanging hardware: Included\u003cbr\u003eMade in: Cape Town, South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFraming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach artwork is custom framed with a slim 7 mm face, generous 50 mm depth and a subtle 5 mm floating gap. Choose Natural Obeche for a light, warm finish or Kiaat-stained Obeche for a richer, darker appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduction and delivery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach piece is made to order in Cape Town and carefully packaged for secure delivery. Please allow 5 working days for production before dispatch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplimentary delivery is included to most major cities and suburbs across South Africa. Remote or outlying areas may incur an additional delivery fee. If a surcharge applies to your address, we will contact you before production begins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReturns and exchanges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eEach Republic of Venus artwork is individually made and framed to order, and for this reason we are unable to accept returns or exchanges for change of mind.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIf your artwork arrives damaged, has a manufacturing defect, or is not what you ordered, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can arrange a replacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepublic of Venus — Poetry, for your walls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Republic of Venus","offers":[{"title":"Natural Obeche","offer_id":67011892904307,"sku":"ROV-A0-SUSPENDED-NATURAL","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kiaat-Stained Obeche","offer_id":67011892937075,"sku":"ROV-A0-SUSPENDED-KIAAT","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/1864\/2547\/files\/EveandtheLakeROVrgb.jpg?v=1790700015","url":"https:\/\/www.republicofvenus.co.za\/products\/summer-suspended-a0-framed-canvas","provider":"Republic of Venus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}