Selassie

Selassie IX framed fine art print by Luca Marziale, glowing lava pouring from dark volcanic mound across vast lava field under pink sky and pale sun, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Selassie IX - Framed
Prints Available in 30 × 30 in & 45 × 45 in

  • Selassie takes its name from the Ge'ez word for Trinity, reflecting the three landscapes explored in the series: fire, salt and forest.

    Most of the photographs were taken in Ethiopia's far north, in the Danakil Depression, one of the hottest places on Earth, where three tectonic plates are slowly pulling apart. In contrast, the south rises into the Bale Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to vast afro-alpine landscapes and ancient forests, as well as the endangered Ethiopian wolf.

    Where Afar moves in close to reveal the smallest details of the landscape, Selassie steps back to reveal its scale. From newly formed lava and vast salt plains to the forests of the southern highlands, the series explores the extraordinary contrasts of Ethiopia's natural world.

    Limited-edition fine art C-type prints are available in two sizes:
    Small: 30 × 30 inches · Edition of 10
    Large: 45 × 45 inches · Edition of 5

Selassie I diptych, vast plain of orange and yellow mineral crust cracked into polygons, pale rock formations rising from surface, distant hills, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Selassie I - 2017 | C-Type Print

Selassie II diptych, rugged dark lava field with patches of white salt and orange mineral crust stretching to flat horizon, sculpted black stone, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Selassie II - 2017 | C-Type Print

Selassie III, sunbeams streaming through ancient moss covered trees with twisted branches, soft misty light in highland forest, Bale Mountains, Ethiopia

Selassie III - 2017 | C-Type Print

Selassie IV, tall eroded rock pinnacles and layered cliffs rising from stony desert floor, low sun glowing behind ridge in hazy sky, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Selassie IV - 2017 | C-Type Print

Selassie V, molten lava glowing orange across dark lava field, fiery eruption and drifting smoke beneath dramatic cloudy sky, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Selassie V - 2017 | C-Type Print

Selassie IX, glowing lava spilling from dark volcanic mound across vast purple lava field, pale sun in pink haze on horizon, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Selassie IX - 2017 | C-Type Print

Selassie XIII diptych, dark rock formations rising from bright yellow, orange and white mineral deposits and salt crust under blue sky, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Selassie XIII - 2017 | C-Type Print

Selassie XIV diptych, vast field of dark folded lava in deep blue tones stretching toward distant mountains, glinting surface textures, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

Selassie XIV - 2017 | C-Type Print

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