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Deadvlei – The African Tree Cemetery (Single)
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Standing in the middle of this salt pan was amazing, entirely surrounded by high red dunes. Behind me lies „Big Daddy“, most probably the highest dune on earth with over 350 meters. The atmosphere was amazing, like an amphi theater with phenomenal acoustics. I could even hear the people hiking up to the top of the dunes as they were talking to each other. As it was quite early in the morning the sun was rapidly changing so I had to be really fast. To me, this place has a surreal and sublime topography, which would make a perfect backdrop in many Salvador Dali paintings. However, my interest was more driven by formal considerations. The twisted trees scrawl bold, black lines over a simple frame divided in sections of blue, orange and white resulting in a photograph which closely resembles a colorfield painting by Mark Rothko.
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