"ten ox herding pictures of zen" | story & symbolism series | Polaroid 600
Multi-panel print series from a gallery showing.
This piece is loosely based upon the traditional Chinese and Japanese 11th to 12th-century series of Zen drawings (also called "Ten Bulls") symbolizing the journey to classical enlightenment or liberation. They depict a young person seeking a bull, taming it, and then riding it back into the village.
Photo info:
• Polaroid Sun 600 camera
• Polaroid 600 instant film prints scanned and enlarged to 4x4" for each image
• 42" x 42" archival giclee print composite - Lyson Archival Cave Ink, Somerset Velvet Coated watercolor paper
"ten ox herding pictures of zen" | story & symbolism series | Polaroid 600
Multi-panel print series from a gallery showing.
This piece is loosely based upon the traditional Chinese and Japanese 11th to 12th-century series of Zen drawings (also called "Ten Bulls") symbolizing the journey to classical enlightenment or liberation. They depict a young person seeking a bull, taming it, and then riding it back into the village.
Photo info:
• Polaroid Sun 600 camera
• Polaroid 600 instant film prints scanned and enlarged to 4x4" for each image
• 42" x 42" archival giclee print composite - Lyson Archival Cave Ink, Somerset Velvet Coated watercolor paper